diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
index ba822c196894..b32ca8ed274d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
@@ -5785,10 +5785,11 @@ qla2x00_get_data_rate(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_mbx, vha, 0x1107,
 		    "Failed=%x mb[0]=%x.\n", rval, mcp->mb[0]);
 	} else {
-		if (mcp->mb[1] != 0x7)
+		if (mcp->mb[1] != 0x7 || IS_QLA28XX(ha) || IS_QLA29XX(ha))
 			ha->link_data_rate = mcp->mb[1];
 
-		if (IS_QLA83XX(ha) || IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha) || IS_QLA29XX(ha)) {
+		if (IS_QLA83XX(ha) || IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha) ||
+		    IS_QLA29XX(ha)) {
 			if (mcp->mb[4] & BIT_0)
 				ql_log(ql_log_info, vha, 0x11a2,
 				    "FEC=enabled (data rate).\n");
@@ -5796,8 +5797,6 @@ qla2x00_get_data_rate(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_mbx + ql_dbg_verbose, vha, 0x1108,
 		    "Done %s.\n", __func__);
-		if (mcp->mb[1] != 0x7)
-			ha->link_data_rate = mcp->mb[1];
 	}
 
 	return rval;