diff --git a/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.c
index 7e7687f..57ccb14 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.c
@@ -2317,6 +2317,10 @@
 	static int instance;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!esp->num_tags)
+		esp->num_tags = ESP_DEFAULT_TAGS;
+	else if (esp->num_tags >= ESP_MAX_TAG)
+		esp->num_tags = ESP_MAX_TAG - 1;
 	esp->host->transportt = esp_transport_template;
 	esp->host->max_lun = ESP_MAX_LUN;
 	esp->host->cmd_per_lun = 2;
@@ -2403,12 +2407,8 @@
 	struct esp *esp = shost_priv(dev->host);
 	struct esp_target_data *tp = &esp->target[dev->id];
 
-	if (dev->tagged_supported) {
-		/* XXX make this configurable somehow XXX */
-		int goal_tags = min(ESP_DEFAULT_TAGS, ESP_MAX_TAG);
-
-		scsi_change_queue_depth(dev, goal_tags);
-	}
+	if (dev->tagged_supported)
+		scsi_change_queue_depth(dev, esp->num_tags);
 
 	tp->flags |= ESP_TGT_DISCONNECT;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.h b/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.h
index b5862e4..975d293 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.h
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@
 	struct completion	*eh_done;
 };
 
-/* XXX make this configurable somehow XXX */
 #define ESP_DEFAULT_TAGS	16
 
 #define ESP_MAX_TARGET		16
@@ -445,7 +444,7 @@
 	u8			prev_soff;
 	u8			prev_stp;
 	u8			prev_cfg3;
-	u8			__pad;
+	u8			num_tags;
 
 	struct list_head	esp_cmd_pool;