diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/iseries_vscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/iseries_vscsi.c
index 7eed0b098171f6b37670ebe3db4b24689cfa68ad..6aeb5f003c3c912a0e53099d7d86c126f2ed505e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/iseries_vscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/iseries_vscsi.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int ibmvscsi_init_crq_queue(struct crq_queue *queue,
 	int rc;
 
 	single_host_data = hostdata;
-	rc = viopath_open(viopath_hostLp, viomajorsubtype_scsi, 0);
+	rc = viopath_open(viopath_hostLp, viomajorsubtype_scsi, max_requests);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		printk("viopath_open failed with rc %d in open_event_path\n",
 		       rc);