diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index 0af69c447c77..10b3e6027a57 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -2649,7 +2649,9 @@ lpfc_issue_els_prli(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 		}
 		npr->estabImagePair = 1;
 		npr->readXferRdyDis = 1;
-		if (vport->cfg_first_burst_size)
+		if (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4 &&
+		    !test_bit(HBA_FCOE_MODE, &phba->hba_flag) &&
+		    vport->cfg_first_burst_size)
 			npr->writeXferRdyDis = 1;
 
 		/* For FCP support */