diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
index 4a680ce..6b92169 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 static unsigned int disc_threads = IBMVFC_MAX_DISC_THREADS;
 static unsigned int ibmvfc_debug = IBMVFC_DEBUG;
 static unsigned int log_level = IBMVFC_DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL;
+static unsigned int cls3_error = IBMVFC_CLS3_ERROR;
 static LIST_HEAD(ibmvfc_head);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ibmvfc_driver_lock);
 static struct scsi_transport_template *ibmvfc_transport_template;
@@ -86,6 +87,9 @@
 module_param_named(log_level, log_level, uint, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(log_level, "Set to 0 - 4 for increasing verbosity of device driver. "
 		 "[Default=" __stringify(IBMVFC_DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL) "]");
+module_param_named(cls3_error, cls3_error, uint, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(log_level, "Enable FC Class 3 Error Recovery. "
+		 "[Default=" __stringify(IBMVFC_CLS3_ERROR) "]");
 
 static const struct {
 	u16 status;
@@ -1335,6 +1339,9 @@
 	struct srp_direct_buf *data = &vfc_cmd->ioba;
 	struct ibmvfc_host *vhost = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
+	if (cls3_error)
+		vfc_cmd->flags |= cpu_to_be16(IBMVFC_CLASS_3_ERR);
+
 	sg_mapped = scsi_dma_map(scmd);
 	if (!sg_mapped) {
 		vfc_cmd->flags |= cpu_to_be16(IBMVFC_NO_MEM_DESC);
@@ -3383,6 +3390,9 @@
 	prli->parms.service_parms = cpu_to_be32(IBMVFC_PRLI_INITIATOR_FUNC);
 	prli->parms.service_parms |= cpu_to_be32(IBMVFC_PRLI_READ_FCP_XFER_RDY_DISABLED);
 
+	if (cls3_error)
+		prli->parms.service_parms |= cpu_to_be32(IBMVFC_PRLI_RETRY);
+
 	ibmvfc_set_tgt_action(tgt, IBMVFC_TGT_ACTION_INIT_WAIT);
 	if (ibmvfc_send_event(evt, vhost, default_timeout)) {
 		vhost->discovery_threads--;