diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
index 406ab27..58f8c9e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
@@ -556,11 +556,12 @@
 /**
  * ibmvfc_init_host - Start host initialization
  * @vhost:		ibmvfc host struct
+ * @relogin:	is this a re-login?
  *
  * Return value:
  *	nothing
  **/
-static void ibmvfc_init_host(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
+static void ibmvfc_init_host(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost, int relogin)
 {
 	struct ibmvfc_target *tgt;
 
@@ -574,6 +575,11 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!ibmvfc_set_host_state(vhost, IBMVFC_INITIALIZING)) {
+		if (!relogin) {
+			memset(vhost->async_crq.msgs, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
+			vhost->async_crq.cur = 0;
+		}
+
 		list_for_each_entry(tgt, &vhost->targets, queue)
 			tgt->need_login = 1;
 		scsi_block_requests(vhost->host);
@@ -2084,11 +2090,11 @@
 	case IBMVFC_AE_LINK_UP:
 	case IBMVFC_AE_RESUME:
 		vhost->events_to_log |= IBMVFC_AE_LINKUP;
-		ibmvfc_init_host(vhost);
+		ibmvfc_init_host(vhost, 1);
 		break;
 	case IBMVFC_AE_SCN_FABRIC:
 		vhost->events_to_log |= IBMVFC_AE_RSCN;
-		ibmvfc_init_host(vhost);
+		ibmvfc_init_host(vhost, 1);
 		break;
 	case IBMVFC_AE_SCN_NPORT:
 	case IBMVFC_AE_SCN_GROUP:
@@ -2134,13 +2140,13 @@
 			/* Send back a response */
 			rc = ibmvfc_send_crq_init_complete(vhost);
 			if (rc == 0)
-				ibmvfc_init_host(vhost);
+				ibmvfc_init_host(vhost, 0);
 			else
 				dev_err(vhost->dev, "Unable to send init rsp. rc=%ld\n", rc);
 			break;
 		case IBMVFC_CRQ_INIT_COMPLETE:
 			dev_info(vhost->dev, "Partner initialization complete\n");
-			ibmvfc_init_host(vhost);
+			ibmvfc_init_host(vhost, 0);
 			break;
 		default:
 			dev_err(vhost->dev, "Unknown crq message type: %d\n", crq->format);
@@ -3358,8 +3364,6 @@
 	mad->buffer.va = vhost->login_buf_dma;
 	mad->buffer.len = sizeof(*vhost->login_buf);
 
-	memset(vhost->async_crq.msgs, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
-	vhost->async_crq.cur = 0;
 	ibmvfc_set_host_action(vhost, IBMVFC_HOST_ACTION_INIT_WAIT);
 
 	if (!ibmvfc_send_event(evt, vhost, default_timeout))