diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
index 2caf841..48318d0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
@@ -1176,10 +1176,10 @@
 	qla24xx_disable_vp(vha);
 	qla24xx_deallocate_vp_id(vha);
 
-	down(&ha->vport_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&ha->vport_lock);
 	ha->cur_vport_count--;
 	clear_bit(vha->vp_idx, ha->vp_idx_map);
-	up(&ha->vport_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&ha->vport_lock);
 
 	kfree(vha->node_name);
 	kfree(vha->port_name);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
index 299eccf..8dd60001 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
@@ -2457,7 +2457,7 @@
 #define MBX_INTR_WAIT	2
 #define MBX_UPDATE_FLASH_ACTIVE	3
 
-	struct semaphore vport_sem;	/* Virtual port synchronization */
+	struct mutex vport_lock;	/* Virtual port synchronization */
 	struct completion mbx_cmd_comp;	/* Serialize mbx access */
 	struct completion mbx_intr_comp;  /* Used for completion notification */
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
index 2100604..3800876 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
@@ -2807,9 +2807,9 @@
 	 */
 	map = (vp_index - 1) / 8;
 	pos = (vp_index - 1) & 7;
-	down(&ha->vport_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&ha->vport_lock);
 	vce->vp_idx_map[map] |= 1 << pos;
-	up(&ha->vport_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&ha->vport_lock);
 
 	rval = qla2x00_issue_iocb(ha, vce, vce_dma, 0);
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
index f2b0497..fc55429 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
 	scsi_qla_host_t *ha = vha->parent;
 
 	/* Find an empty slot and assign an vp_id */
-	down(&ha->vport_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&ha->vport_lock);
 	vp_id = find_first_zero_bit(ha->vp_idx_map, ha->max_npiv_vports + 1);
 	if (vp_id > ha->max_npiv_vports) {
 		DEBUG15(printk ("vp_id %d is bigger than max-supported %d.\n",
 		    vp_id, ha->max_npiv_vports));
-		up(&ha->vport_sem);
+		mutex_unlock(&ha->vport_lock);
 		return vp_id;
 	}
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 	ha->num_vhosts++;
 	vha->vp_idx = vp_id;
 	list_add_tail(&vha->vp_list, &ha->vp_list);
-	up(&ha->vport_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&ha->vport_lock);
 	return vp_id;
 }
 
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@
 	uint16_t vp_id;
 	scsi_qla_host_t *ha = vha->parent;
 
-	down(&ha->vport_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&ha->vport_lock);
 	vp_id = vha->vp_idx;
 	ha->num_vhosts--;
 	clear_bit(vp_id, ha->vp_idx_map);
 	list_del(&vha->vp_list);
-	up(&ha->vport_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&ha->vport_lock);
 }
 
 static scsi_qla_host_t *
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Initialize the new vport unless it is a persistent port */
-	down(&ha->vport_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&ha->vport_lock);
 	ret = qla24xx_modify_vp_config(vha);
-	up(&ha->vport_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&ha->vport_lock);
 
 	if (ret != QLA_SUCCESS) {
 		fc_vport_set_state(vha->fc_vport, FC_VPORT_FAILED);
@@ -437,10 +437,10 @@
 	vha->flags.init_done = 1;
 	num_hosts++;
 
-	down(&ha->vport_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&ha->vport_lock);
 	set_bit(vha->vp_idx, ha->vp_idx_map);
 	ha->cur_vport_count++;
-	up(&ha->vport_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&ha->vport_lock);
 
 	return vha;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 9982ecd..817f62f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@
 	/* load the F/W, read paramaters, and init the H/W */
 	ha->instance = num_hosts;
 
-	init_MUTEX(&ha->vport_sem);
+	mutex_init(&ha->vport_lock);
 	init_completion(&ha->mbx_cmd_comp);
 	complete(&ha->mbx_cmd_comp);
 	init_completion(&ha->mbx_intr_comp);