diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
index 13988180a48ca115ed628b25ff2532f7c36481c7..de5a9c471cf9a6219924dc864db4168232235963 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
@@ -3405,6 +3405,7 @@ typedef struct scsi_qla_host {
 	unsigned long	pci_flags;
 #define PFLG_DISCONNECTED	0	/* PCI device removed */
 #define PFLG_DRIVER_REMOVING	1	/* PCI driver .remove */
+#define PFLG_DRIVER_PROBING	2	/* PCI driver .probe */
 
 	uint32_t	device_flags;
 #define SWITCH_FOUND		BIT_0
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
index 341c64daa95962c0082fea0f8bdadfb7e69a8b7b..a0992bfab7bf470caf518ca5c62c27e64a98811f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ qla2x00_check_reg32_for_disconnect(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint32_t reg)
 	/* Check for PCI disconnection */
 	if (reg == 0xffffffff) {
 		if (!test_and_set_bit(PFLG_DISCONNECTED, &vha->pci_flags) &&
-		    !test_bit(PFLG_DRIVER_REMOVING, &vha->pci_flags)) {
+		    !test_bit(PFLG_DRIVER_REMOVING, &vha->pci_flags) &&
+		    !test_bit(PFLG_DRIVER_PROBING, &vha->pci_flags)) {
 			/*
 			 * Schedule this (only once) on the default system
 			 * workqueue so that all the adapter workqueues and the
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 84d4df6e622161e41724368494292024096d6dcb..f93785957b725bc04b0d5ad9648bd431df192d18 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -2632,6 +2632,7 @@ qla2x00_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	}
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, base_vha);
+	set_bit(PFLG_DRIVER_PROBING, &base_vha->pci_flags);
 
 	host = base_vha->host;
 	base_vha->req = req;
@@ -2928,6 +2929,7 @@ qla2x00_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	qlt_add_target(ha, base_vha);
 
+	clear_bit(PFLG_DRIVER_PROBING, &base_vha->pci_flags);
 	return 0;
 
 probe_init_failed: