diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
index 9a8aa11..e86201d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
@@ -3590,6 +3590,7 @@
 #define VP_BIND_NEEDED		2
 #define VP_DELETE_NEEDED	3
 #define VP_SCR_NEEDED		4	/* State Change Request registration */
+#define VP_CONFIG_OK		5	/* Flag to cfg VP, if FW is ready */
 	atomic_t 		vp_state;
 #define VP_OFFLINE		0
 #define VP_ACTIVE		1
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
index a04a1b1..72dfbc1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@
 				memcpy(vha->port_name, wwpn, WWN_SIZE);
 			}
 
+			clear_bit(VP_CONFIG_OK, &vha->vp_flags);
 			vha->device_flags |= DFLG_NO_CABLE;
 			qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(vha, 1);
 		}
@@ -947,6 +948,7 @@
 
 		set_bit(LOOP_RESYNC_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags);
 		set_bit(LOCAL_LOOP_UPDATE, &vha->dpc_flags);
+		set_bit(VP_CONFIG_OK, &vha->vp_flags);
 
 		qlt_async_event(mb[0], vha, mb);
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
index 5c2e031..8f458ef 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
@@ -306,19 +306,25 @@
 static int
 qla2x00_do_dpc_vp(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 {
+	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
+	scsi_qla_host_t *base_vha = pci_get_drvdata(ha->pdev);
+
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_dpc + ql_dbg_verbose, vha, 0x4012,
 	    "Entering %s vp_flags: 0x%lx.\n", __func__, vha->vp_flags);
 
 	qla2x00_do_work(vha);
 
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(VP_IDX_ACQUIRED, &vha->vp_flags)) {
-		/* VP acquired. complete port configuration */
-		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_dpc, vha, 0x4014,
-		    "Configure VP scheduled.\n");
-		qla24xx_configure_vp(vha);
-		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_dpc, vha, 0x4015,
-		    "Configure VP end.\n");
-		return 0;
+	/* Check if Fw is ready to configure VP first */
+	if (test_bit(VP_CONFIG_OK, &base_vha->vp_flags)) {
+		if (test_and_clear_bit(VP_IDX_ACQUIRED, &vha->vp_flags)) {
+			/* VP acquired. complete port configuration */
+			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_dpc, vha, 0x4014,
+			    "Configure VP scheduled.\n");
+			qla24xx_configure_vp(vha);
+			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_dpc, vha, 0x4015,
+			    "Configure VP end.\n");
+			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (test_bit(FCPORT_UPDATE_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags)) {