diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
index 46ccdffb46aaf5a5a8dca4b8a1a884b6559a016a..1ddfd688fea3b0af2ad507a8e96ea6e87ad2af46 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
@@ -386,6 +386,11 @@ struct hbq_s {
 #define LPFC_ELS_HBQ	0
 #define LPFC_EXTRA_HBQ	1
 
+enum hba_temp_state {
+	HBA_NORMAL_TEMP,
+	HBA_OVER_TEMP
+};
+
 struct lpfc_hba {
 	struct lpfc_sli sli;
 	uint32_t sli_rev;		/* SLI2 or SLI3 */
@@ -589,6 +594,7 @@ struct lpfc_hba {
 	 */
 #define QUE_BUFTAG_BIT  (1<<31)
 	uint32_t buffer_tag_count;
+	enum hba_temp_state over_temp_state;
 };
 
 static inline struct Scsi_Host *
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
index 4e9e890449a36f4f5cd5c738d170bc81509f06d0..e1b041d8f6d5dadc9c1544f360bb527e64e639cb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
@@ -979,6 +979,12 @@ lpfc_soft_wwpn_store(struct class_device *cdev, const char *buf, size_t count)
 	unsigned int i, j, cnt=count;
 	u8 wwpn[8];
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
+	if (phba->over_temp_state == HBA_OVER_TEMP) {
+		spin_unlock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
 	/* count may include a LF at end of string */
 	if (buf[cnt-1] == '\n')
 		cnt--;
@@ -1750,6 +1756,12 @@ sysfs_mbox_read(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
 
+	if (phba->over_temp_state == HBA_OVER_TEMP) {
+		sysfs_mbox_idle(phba);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
+		return  -EPERM;
+	}
+
 	if (off == 0 &&
 	    phba->sysfs_mbox.state  == SMBOX_WRITING &&
 	    phba->sysfs_mbox.offset >= 2 * sizeof(uint32_t)) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index db96f7504a14467f8eeaa96e1ae83d4635df7dd0..0615af41c7b5b9dd154af4b54a730ca9c336c081 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -246,6 +246,15 @@ lpfc_config_port_post(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	int i, j;
 	int rc;
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
+	/*
+	 * If the Config port completed correctly the HBA is not
+	 * over heated any more.
+	 */
+	if (phba->over_temp_state == HBA_OVER_TEMP)
+		phba->over_temp_state = HBA_NORMAL_TEMP;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
+
 	pmb = mempool_alloc(phba->mbox_mem_pool, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pmb) {
 		phba->link_state = LPFC_HBA_ERROR;
@@ -703,7 +712,10 @@ lpfc_handle_eratt(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 					  SCSI_NL_VID_TYPE_PCI
 					  | PCI_VENDOR_ID_EMULEX);
 
+		spin_lock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
 		psli->sli_flag &= ~LPFC_SLI2_ACTIVE;
+		phba->over_temp_state = HBA_OVER_TEMP;
+		spin_unlock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
 		lpfc_offline_prep(phba);
 		lpfc_offline(phba);
 		lpfc_unblock_mgmt_io(phba);