diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
index 0f8796201504..5b0a222241bb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ qla24xx_vport_create(struct fc_vport *fc_vport, bool disable)
 
 	qla24xx_vport_disable(fc_vport, disable);
 
-	if (ql2xmultique_tag) {
+	if (ha->flags.cpu_affinity_enabled) {
 		req = ha->req_q_map[1];
 		goto vport_queue;
 	} else if (ql2xmaxqueues == 1 || !ha->npiv_info)
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ qla24xx_vport_delete(struct fc_vport *fc_vport)
 		    vha->host_no, vha->vp_idx, vha));
         }
 
-	if (vha->req->id && !ql2xmultique_tag) {
+	if (vha->req->id && !ha->flags.cpu_affinity_enabled) {
 		if (qla25xx_delete_req_que(vha, vha->req) != QLA_SUCCESS)
 			qla_printk(KERN_WARNING, ha,
 				"Queue delete failed.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
index 9fde8bfe7607..68ab28c8152b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
@@ -2224,6 +2224,7 @@ struct qla_hw_data {
 		uint32_t	chip_reset_done		:1;
 		uint32_t	port0			:1;
 		uint32_t	running_gold_fw		:1;
+		uint32_t	cpu_affinity_enabled	:1;
 	} flags;
 
 	/* This spinlock is used to protect "io transactions", you must
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index f2ce8e3cc91b..0cbe39e92506 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -987,7 +987,6 @@ qla2x00_setup_chip(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 				    ha->phy_version);
 				if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
 					goto failed;
-
 				ha->flags.npiv_supported = 0;
 				if (IS_QLA2XXX_MIDTYPE(ha) &&
 					 (ha->fw_attributes & BIT_2)) {
@@ -3244,7 +3243,7 @@ qla2x00_loop_resync(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 	struct req_que *req;
 	struct rsp_que *rsp;
 
-	if (ql2xmultique_tag)
+	if (vha->hw->flags.cpu_affinity_enabled)
 		req = vha->hw->req_q_map[0];
 	else
 		req = vha->req;
@@ -4264,7 +4263,7 @@ qla24xx_configure_vhba(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	rval = qla2x00_fw_ready(base_vha);
-	if (ql2xmultique_tag)
+	if (ha->flags.cpu_affinity_enabled)
 		req = ha->req_q_map[0];
 	else
 		req = vha->req;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
index 13396beae2ce..c0ba370b23cf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ static void qla25xx_set_que(srb_t *sp, struct rsp_que **rsp)
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = sp->fcport->vha->hw;
 	int affinity = cmd->request->cpu;
 
-	if (ql2xmultique_tag && affinity >= 0 &&
+	if (ha->flags.cpu_affinity_enabled && affinity >= 0 &&
 		affinity < ha->max_rsp_queues - 1)
 		*rsp = ha->rsp_q_map[affinity + 1];
 	 else
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
index 8fcd99eeec00..b6202fe118ac 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ qla24xx_login_fabric(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint16_t loop_id, uint8_t domain,
 
 	DEBUG11(printk("%s(%ld): entered.\n", __func__, vha->host_no));
 
-	if (ql2xmultique_tag)
+	if (ha->flags.cpu_affinity_enabled)
 		req = ha->req_q_map[0];
 	else
 		req = vha->req;
@@ -2324,7 +2324,7 @@ __qla24xx_issue_tmf(char *name, uint32_t type, struct fc_port *fcport,
 	vha = fcport->vha;
 	ha = vha->hw;
 	req = vha->req;
-	if (ql2xmultique_tag)
+	if (ha->flags.cpu_affinity_enabled)
 		rsp = ha->rsp_q_map[tag + 1];
 	else
 		rsp = req->rsp;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index f0396e79b6fa..d7b271339a5c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -287,9 +287,12 @@ static int qla25xx_setup_mode(struct scsi_qla_host *vha)
 	int ques, req, ret;
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
 
+	if (!(ha->fw_attributes & BIT_6)) {
+		qla_printk(KERN_INFO, ha,
+			"Firmware is not multi-queue capable\n");
+		goto fail;
+	}
 	if (ql2xmultique_tag) {
-		/* CPU affinity mode */
-		ha->wq = create_workqueue("qla2xxx_wq");
 		/* create a request queue for IO */
 		options |= BIT_7;
 		req = qla25xx_create_req_que(ha, options, 0, 0, -1,
@@ -299,6 +302,7 @@ static int qla25xx_setup_mode(struct scsi_qla_host *vha)
 				"Can't create request queue\n");
 			goto fail;
 		}
+		ha->wq = create_workqueue("qla2xxx_wq");
 		vha->req = ha->req_q_map[req];
 		options |= BIT_1;
 		for (ques = 1; ques < ha->max_rsp_queues; ques++) {
@@ -309,6 +313,8 @@ static int qla25xx_setup_mode(struct scsi_qla_host *vha)
 				goto fail2;
 			}
 		}
+		ha->flags.cpu_affinity_enabled = 1;
+
 		DEBUG2(qla_printk(KERN_INFO, ha,
 			"CPU affinity mode enabled, no. of response"
 			" queues:%d, no. of request queues:%d\n",
@@ -317,8 +323,13 @@ static int qla25xx_setup_mode(struct scsi_qla_host *vha)
 	return 0;
 fail2:
 	qla25xx_delete_queues(vha);
+	destroy_workqueue(ha->wq);
+	ha->wq = NULL;
 fail:
 	ha->mqenable = 0;
+	kfree(ha->req_q_map);
+	kfree(ha->rsp_q_map);
+	ha->max_req_queues = ha->max_rsp_queues = 1;
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1923,6 +1934,7 @@ qla2x00_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	if (ret)
 		goto probe_init_failed;
 	/* Alloc arrays of request and response ring ptrs */
+que_init:
 	if (!qla2x00_alloc_queues(ha)) {
 		qla_printk(KERN_WARNING, ha,
 		"[ERROR] Failed to allocate memory for queue"
@@ -1959,11 +1971,14 @@ qla2x00_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 		goto probe_failed;
 	}
 
-	if (ha->mqenable)
-		if (qla25xx_setup_mode(base_vha))
+	if (ha->mqenable) {
+		if (qla25xx_setup_mode(base_vha)) {
 			qla_printk(KERN_WARNING, ha,
 				"Can't create queues, falling back to single"
 				" queue mode\n");
+			goto que_init;
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (ha->flags.running_gold_fw)
 		goto skip_dpc;