diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fdls_fc.h b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fdls_fc.h
index 012f43afd083..e33c829545fb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fdls_fc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fdls_fc.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 #define FNIC_FCP_SP_CONF_CMPL   0x00000080
 #define FNIC_FCP_SP_RETRY       0x00000100
 
+#define FNIC_NVME_SP_INITIATOR   0x00000020
+#define FNIC_NVME_SP_SLER        0x00000100
+
 #define FNIC_FC_CONCUR_SEQS    (0xFF)
 #define FNIC_FC_RO_INFO        (0x1F)
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c
index 3a365ea455b1..5850d51b0e8f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c
@@ -1016,11 +1016,16 @@ static int fnic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	iport->max_flogi_retries = fnic->config.flogi_retries;
 	iport->max_plogi_retries = fnic->config.plogi_retries;
 	iport->plogi_timeout = fnic->config.plogi_timeout;
-	iport->service_params =
-		(FNIC_FCP_SP_INITIATOR | FNIC_FCP_SP_RD_XRDY_DIS |
-		 FNIC_FCP_SP_CONF_CMPL);
-	if (fnic->config.flags & VFCF_FCP_SEQ_LVL_ERR)
-		iport->service_params |= FNIC_FCP_SP_RETRY;
+	if (IS_FNIC_FCP_INITIATOR(fnic)) {
+		iport->service_params = (FNIC_FCP_SP_INITIATOR |
+				FNIC_FCP_SP_RD_XRDY_DIS | FNIC_FCP_SP_CONF_CMPL);
+		if (fnic->config.flags & VFCF_FCP_SEQ_LVL_ERR)
+			iport->service_params |= FNIC_FCP_SP_RETRY;
+	} else if (IS_FNIC_NVME_INITIATOR(fnic)) {
+		iport->service_params = (FNIC_NVME_SP_INITIATOR);
+		if (fnic->config.flags & VFCF_FCP_SEQ_LVL_ERR)
+			iport->service_params |= FNIC_NVME_SP_SLER;
+	}
 
 	iport->boot_time = jiffies;
 	iport->e_d_tov = fnic->config.ed_tov;