diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 7637fa7546b5ba6490e4ea13ad16a2dc677825b9..d0633ca894be7cfd06f622b78de4f2b2792486e4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -1193,7 +1193,9 @@ qla2x00_init_rings(scsi_qla_host_t *ha)
 
 	DEBUG(printk("scsi(%ld): Issue init firmware.\n", ha->host_no));
 
-	mid_init_cb->count = cpu_to_le16(ha->max_npiv_vports);
+	if (ha->flags.npiv_supported)
+		mid_init_cb->count = cpu_to_le16(ha->max_npiv_vports);
+
 	mid_init_cb->options = __constant_cpu_to_le16(BIT_1);
 
 	rval = qla2x00_init_firmware(ha, ha->init_cb_size);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
index 99d29fff836d631bc37686b6c45bee7972dcb4e4..0c10c0b0fb732602e5f0548be2e7be23a3ad1615 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ qla2x00_init_firmware(scsi_qla_host_t *ha, uint16_t size)
 	DEBUG11(printk("qla2x00_init_firmware(%ld): entered.\n",
 	    ha->host_no));
 
-	if (ha->flags.npiv_supported)
+	if (ha->fw_attributes & BIT_2)
 		mcp->mb[0] = MBC_MID_INITIALIZE_FIRMWARE;
 	else
 		mcp->mb[0] = MBC_INITIALIZE_FIRMWARE;