diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
index 747f440b1a93..ad54099cb805 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ done:
 /* Disable loopback mode */
 static inline int
 qla81xx_reset_loopback_mode(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint16_t *config,
-			    int wait)
+			    int wait, int wait2)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int rval = 0;
@@ -556,28 +556,45 @@ qla81xx_reset_loopback_mode(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint16_t *config,
 		memcpy(&new_config[1], &config[1], sizeof(uint16_t) * 3) ;
 
 		ha->notify_dcbx_comp = wait;
+		ha->notify_lb_portup_comp = wait2;
+
 		ret = qla81xx_set_port_config(vha, new_config);
 		if (ret != QLA_SUCCESS) {
 			ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x7025,
 			    "Set port config failed.\n");
 			ha->notify_dcbx_comp = 0;
+			ha->notify_lb_portup_comp = 0;
 			rval = -EINVAL;
 			goto done_reset_internal;
 		}
 
 		/* Wait for DCBX complete event */
 		if (wait && !wait_for_completion_timeout(&ha->dcbx_comp,
-			(20 * HZ))) {
+			(DCBX_COMP_TIMEOUT * HZ))) {
 			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_user, vha, 0x7026,
-			    "State change notification not received.\n");
+			    "DCBX completion not received.\n");
 			ha->notify_dcbx_comp = 0;
+			ha->notify_lb_portup_comp = 0;
 			rval = -EINVAL;
 			goto done_reset_internal;
 		} else
 			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_user, vha, 0x7027,
-			    "State change received.\n");
+			    "DCBX completion received.\n");
+
+		if (wait2 &&
+		    !wait_for_completion_timeout(&ha->lb_portup_comp,
+		    (LB_PORTUP_COMP_TIMEOUT * HZ))) {
+			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_user, vha, 0x70c5,
+			    "Port up completion not received.\n");
+			ha->notify_lb_portup_comp = 0;
+			rval = -EINVAL;
+			goto done_reset_internal;
+		} else
+			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_user, vha, 0x70c6,
+			    "Port up completion received.\n");
 
 		ha->notify_dcbx_comp = 0;
+		ha->notify_lb_portup_comp = 0;
 	}
 done_reset_internal:
 	return rval;
@@ -618,10 +635,11 @@ qla81xx_set_loopback_mode(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint16_t *config,
 	}
 
 	/* Wait for DCBX complete event */
-	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&ha->dcbx_comp, (20 * HZ))) {
+	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&ha->dcbx_comp,
+	    (DCBX_COMP_TIMEOUT * HZ))) {
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_user, vha, 0x7022,
-		    "State change notification not received.\n");
-		ret = qla81xx_reset_loopback_mode(vha, new_config, 0);
+		    "DCBX completion not received.\n");
+		ret = qla81xx_reset_loopback_mode(vha, new_config, 0, 0);
 		/*
 		 * If the reset of the loopback mode doesn't work take a FCoE
 		 * dump and reset the chip.
@@ -639,7 +657,7 @@ qla81xx_set_loopback_mode(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint16_t *config,
 			ha->flags.idc_compl_status = 0;
 		} else
 			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_user, vha, 0x7023,
-			    "State change received.\n");
+			    "DCBX completion received.\n");
 	}
 
 	ha->notify_dcbx_comp = 0;
@@ -749,6 +767,7 @@ qla2x00_process_loopback(struct fc_bsg_job *bsg_job)
 		if (IS_QLA81XX(ha) || IS_QLA8031(ha)) {
 			memset(config, 0, sizeof(config));
 			memset(new_config, 0, sizeof(new_config));
+
 			if (qla81xx_get_port_config(vha, config)) {
 				ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x701f,
 				    "Get port config failed.\n");
@@ -773,7 +792,7 @@ qla2x00_process_loopback(struct fc_bsg_job *bsg_job)
 					    config, new_config, elreq.options);
 				else
 					rval = qla81xx_reset_loopback_mode(vha,
-					    config, 1);
+					    config, 1, 0);
 			else
 				rval = qla81xx_set_loopback_mode(vha, config,
 				    new_config, elreq.options);
@@ -817,7 +836,7 @@ qla2x00_process_loopback(struct fc_bsg_job *bsg_job)
 				 * Also clear internal loopback
 				 */
 				ret = qla81xx_reset_loopback_mode(vha,
-				    new_config, 0);
+				    new_config, 0, 1);
 				if (ret) {
 					/*
 					 * If the reset of the loopback mode
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
index c081882c566d..c6509911772b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
@@ -2882,7 +2882,13 @@ struct qla_hw_data {
 	struct completion mbx_cmd_comp; /* Serialize mbx access */
 	struct completion mbx_intr_comp;  /* Used for completion notification */
 	struct completion dcbx_comp;	/* For set port config notification */
+	struct completion lb_portup_comp; /* Used to wait for link up during
+					   * loopback */
+#define DCBX_COMP_TIMEOUT	20
+#define LB_PORTUP_COMP_TIMEOUT	10
+
 	int notify_dcbx_comp;
+	int notify_lb_portup_comp;
 	struct mutex selflogin_lock;
 
 	/* Basic firmware related information. */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
index cbf6a431fcb5..e9dbd74c20d3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
@@ -1032,6 +1032,9 @@ skip_rio:
 			}
 		}
 	case MBA_IDC_COMPLETE:
+		if (ha->notify_lb_portup_comp)
+			complete(&ha->lb_portup_comp);
+		/* Fallthru */
 	case MBA_IDC_TIME_EXT:
 		if (IS_QLA81XX(vha->hw) || IS_QLA8031(vha->hw))
 			qla81xx_idc_event(vha, mb[0], mb[1]);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index c484e21c4df0..2c6dd3dfe0f4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -2465,6 +2465,7 @@ qla2x00_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	complete(&ha->mbx_cmd_comp);
 	init_completion(&ha->mbx_intr_comp);
 	init_completion(&ha->dcbx_comp);
+	init_completion(&ha->lb_portup_comp);
 
 	set_bit(0, (unsigned long *) ha->vp_idx_map);