diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 096743331ec4..4d04603dd4ae 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -6560,6 +6560,7 @@ qla2x00_abort_isp_cleanup(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 	if (!(IS_P3P_TYPE(ha)))
 		ha->isp_ops->reset_chip(vha);
 
+	ha->link_data_rate = PORT_SPEED_UNKNOWN;
 	SAVE_TOPO(ha);
 	ha->flags.rida_fmt2 = 0;
 	ha->flags.n2n_ae = 0;