diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
index 3fc08120fdf1..9c78aa66e12b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
@@ -1968,7 +1968,7 @@ qla2x00_init_firmware(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint16_t size)
 
 	/* 1 and 2 should normally be captured. */
 	mcp->in_mb = MBX_2|MBX_1|MBX_0;
-	if (IS_QLA83XX(ha) || IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha))
+	if (IS_QLA83XX(ha) || IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha) || IS_QLA29XX(ha))
 		/* mb3 is additional info about the installed SFP. */
 		mcp->in_mb  |= MBX_3;
 	mcp->buf_size = size;
@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@ qla2x00_init_firmware(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint16_t size)
 			    0x0104d, ha->ex_init_cb, sizeof(*ha->ex_init_cb));
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha)) {
+		if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha) || IS_QLA29XX(ha)) {
 			if (mcp->mb[2] == 6 || mcp->mb[3] == 2)
 				ql_dbg(ql_dbg_mbx, vha, 0x119d,
 				    "Invalid SFP/Validation Failed\n");