diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index 236e4e51d1617243d279d09089d95bb50c0a09d6..27f0cbb9b278e95ee43d088447805e600d64a26c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -1999,6 +1999,9 @@ lpfc_issue_els_plogi(struct lpfc_vport *vport, uint32_t did, uint8_t retry)
 	if (sp->cmn.fcphHigh < FC_PH3)
 		sp->cmn.fcphHigh = FC_PH3;
 
+	sp->cmn.valid_vendor_ver_level = 0;
+	memset(sp->vendorVersion, 0, sizeof(sp->vendorVersion));
+
 	lpfc_debugfs_disc_trc(vport, LPFC_DISC_TRC_ELS_CMD,
 		"Issue PLOGI:     did:x%x",
 		did, 0, 0);
@@ -3988,6 +3991,9 @@ lpfc_els_rsp_acc(struct lpfc_vport *vport, uint32_t flag,
 		} else {
 			memcpy(pcmd, &vport->fc_sparam,
 			       sizeof(struct serv_parm));
+
+			sp->cmn.valid_vendor_ver_level = 0;
+			memset(sp->vendorVersion, 0, sizeof(sp->vendorVersion));
 		}
 
 		lpfc_debugfs_disc_trc(vport, LPFC_DISC_TRC_ELS_RSP,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw.h
index 822654322e67896b68a6fd2e023ebfbc7546ca04..3b970d3706008cc01604946419bbaa99dfc73798 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw.h
@@ -360,6 +360,12 @@ struct csp {
  * Word 1 Bit 30 in PLOGI request is random offset
  */
 #define virtual_fabric_support randomOffset /* Word 1, bit 30 */
+/*
+ * Word 1 Bit 29 in common service parameter is overloaded.
+ * Word 1 Bit 29 in FLOGI response is multiple NPort assignment
+ * Word 1 Bit 29 in FLOGI/PLOGI request is Valid Vendor Version Level
+ */
+#define valid_vendor_ver_level response_multiple_NPort /* Word 1, bit 29 */
 #ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
 	uint16_t request_multiple_Nport:1;	/* FC Word 1, bit 31 */
 	uint16_t randomOffset:1;	/* FC Word 1, bit 30 */