diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
index be3525d17fc9..2c295e1c9c9a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
@@ -2864,8 +2864,6 @@ qla24xx_vport_create(struct fc_vport *fc_vport, bool disable)
 			vha->flags.difdix_supported = 1;
 			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_user, vha, 0x7082,
 			    "Registered for DIF/DIX type 1 and 3 protection.\n");
-			if (ql2xenabledif == 1)
-				prot = SHOST_DIX_TYPE0_PROTECTION;
 			scsi_host_set_prot(vha->host,
 			    prot | SHOST_DIF_TYPE1_PROTECTION
 			    | SHOST_DIF_TYPE2_PROTECTION
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.c
index 88a56e8480f7..f5a30c2fcee8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  * | Queue Command and IO tracing |       0x3074       | 0x300b         |
  * |                              |                    | 0x3027-0x3028  |
  * |                              |                    | 0x303d-0x3041  |
- * |                              |                    | 0x302d,0x3033  |
+ * |                              |                    | 0x302e,0x3033  |
  * |                              |                    | 0x3036,0x3038  |
  * |                              |                    | 0x303a		|
  * | DPC Thread                   |       0x4023       | 0x4002,0x4013  |
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 99d4bc2ab5a9..57f8d2378f77 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -3112,6 +3112,13 @@ qla2x00_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	host->max_id = ha->max_fibre_devices;
 	host->cmd_per_lun = 3;
 	host->unique_id = host->host_no;
+
+	if (ql2xenabledif && ql2xenabledif != 2) {
+		ql_log(ql_log_warn, base_vha, 0x302d,
+		       "Invalid value for ql2xenabledif, resetting it to default (2)\n");
+		ql2xenabledif = 2;
+	}
+
 	if (IS_T10_PI_CAPABLE(ha) && ql2xenabledif)
 		host->max_cmd_len = 32;
 	else
@@ -3343,8 +3350,6 @@ skip_dpc:
 			base_vha->flags.difdix_supported = 1;
 			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, base_vha, 0x00f1,
 			    "Registering for DIF/DIX type 1 and 3 protection.\n");
-			if (ql2xenabledif == 1)
-				prot = SHOST_DIX_TYPE0_PROTECTION;
 			if (ql2xprotmask)
 				scsi_host_set_prot(host, ql2xprotmask);
 			else