diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_svc.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_svc.c
index 8dc2e77..2666472 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_svc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_svc.c
@@ -1890,6 +1890,8 @@
 		/*
 		 * Start event after IOC is configured and BFA is started.
 		 */
+		fcport->use_flash_cfg = BFA_TRUE;
+
 		if (bfa_fcport_send_enable(fcport)) {
 			bfa_trc(fcport->bfa, BFA_TRUE);
 			bfa_sm_set_state(fcport, bfa_fcport_sm_enabling);
@@ -2855,6 +2857,7 @@
 	m->port_cfg = fcport->cfg;
 	m->msgtag = fcport->msgtag;
 	m->port_cfg.maxfrsize = cpu_to_be16(fcport->cfg.maxfrsize);
+	 m->use_flash_cfg = fcport->use_flash_cfg;
 	bfa_dma_be_addr_set(m->stats_dma_addr, fcport->stats_pa);
 	bfa_trc(fcport->bfa, m->stats_dma_addr.a32.addr_lo);
 	bfa_trc(fcport->bfa, m->stats_dma_addr.a32.addr_hi);
@@ -3251,8 +3254,28 @@
 
 	switch (msg->mhdr.msg_id) {
 	case BFI_FCPORT_I2H_ENABLE_RSP:
-		if (fcport->msgtag == i2hmsg.penable_rsp->msgtag)
+		if (fcport->msgtag == i2hmsg.penable_rsp->msgtag) {
+
+			if (fcport->use_flash_cfg) {
+				fcport->cfg = i2hmsg.penable_rsp->port_cfg;
+				fcport->cfg.maxfrsize =
+					cpu_to_be16(fcport->cfg.maxfrsize);
+				fcport->cfg.path_tov =
+					cpu_to_be16(fcport->cfg.path_tov);
+				fcport->cfg.q_depth =
+					cpu_to_be16(fcport->cfg.q_depth);
+
+				if (fcport->cfg.trunked)
+					fcport->trunk.attr.state =
+						BFA_TRUNK_OFFLINE;
+				else
+					fcport->trunk.attr.state =
+						BFA_TRUNK_DISABLED;
+				fcport->use_flash_cfg = BFA_FALSE;
+			}
+
 			bfa_sm_send_event(fcport, BFA_FCPORT_SM_FWRSP);
+		}
 		break;
 
 	case BFI_FCPORT_I2H_DISABLE_RSP:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_svc.h b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_svc.h
index 29b0918..36c81c7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_svc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_svc.h
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@
 	u8			myalpa;	/*  my ALPA in LOOP topology */
 	u8			rsvd[3];
 	struct bfa_port_cfg_s	cfg;	/*  current port configuration */
+	bfa_boolean_t		use_flash_cfg; /* get port cfg from flash */
 	struct bfa_qos_attr_s  qos_attr;   /* QoS Attributes */
 	struct bfa_qos_vc_attr_s qos_vc_attr;  /*  VC info from ELP */
 	struct bfa_reqq_wait_s	reqq_wait;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfi_ms.h b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfi_ms.h
index e0e5318..8f22ef1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfi_ms.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfi_ms.h
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@
 	struct bfi_mhdr_s  mh;		/*  common msg header		    */
 	u8		   status;	/*  port enable status		    */
 	u8		   rsvd[3];
-	u32	   msgtag;	/*  msgtag for reply		    */
+	struct	bfa_port_cfg_s port_cfg;/* port configuration	*/
+	u32	msgtag;			/* msgtag for reply	*/
 };
 
 /*
@@ -202,7 +203,8 @@
 	struct bfa_port_cfg_s port_cfg; /*  port configuration	    */
 	union bfi_addr_u   stats_dma_addr; /*  DMA address for stats	    */
 	u32	   msgtag;	/*  msgtag for reply		    */
-	u32	   rsvd2;
+	u8	use_flash_cfg;	/* get prot cfg from flash */
+	u8	rsvd2[3];
 };
 
 /*