diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_edif.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_edif.c
index f7953ce17678..c0971888a0a1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_edif.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_edif.c
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ qla_edif_app_start(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct bsg_job *bsg_job)
 			qlt_schedule_sess_for_deletion(fcport);
 			qla_edif_sa_ctl_init(vha, fcport);
 		}
+		set_bit(RELOGIN_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags);
 	}
 
 	if (vha->pur_cinfo.enode_flags != ENODE_ACTIVE) {