diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_init.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_init.c
index 2fc011fbf..b5b42107d 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_init.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_init.c
@@ -5348,15 +5348,22 @@ qla2x00_reg_remote_port(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 
 	rport->supported_classes = fcport->supported_classes;
 
-	rport_ids.roles = FC_RPORT_ROLE_UNKNOWN;
+	rport_ids.roles = FC_PORT_ROLE_UNKNOWN;
 	if (fcport->port_type == FCT_INITIATOR)
-		rport_ids.roles |= FC_RPORT_ROLE_FCP_INITIATOR;
+		rport_ids.roles |= FC_PORT_ROLE_FCP_INITIATOR;
 	if (fcport->port_type == FCT_TARGET)
-		rport_ids.roles |= FC_RPORT_ROLE_FCP_TARGET;
+		rport_ids.roles |= FC_PORT_ROLE_FCP_TARGET;
+	if (fcport->port_type & FCT_NVME_INITIATOR)
+		rport_ids.roles |= FC_PORT_ROLE_NVME_INITIATOR;
+	if (fcport->port_type & FCT_NVME_TARGET)
+		rport_ids.roles |= FC_PORT_ROLE_NVME_TARGET;
+	if (fcport->port_type & FCT_NVME_DISCOVERY)
+		rport_ids.roles |= FC_PORT_ROLE_NVME_DISCOVERY;
 
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x20ee, "%s %s. rport %p is %s mode\n",
 	    __func__, wwn_to_str(fcport->port_name), rport,
-	    (fcport->port_type == FCT_TARGET) ? "tgt" : "ini");
+	    (fcport->port_type == FCT_TARGET) ? "tgt" :
+	    ((fcport->port_type & FCT_NVME) ? "nvme" :"ini"));
 
 	fc_remote_port_rolechg(rport, rport_ids.roles);
 }
diff --git a/scst/include/backport.h b/scst/include/backport.h
index 11bf6bcc2..0d18619a9 100644
--- a/scst/include/backport.h
+++ b/scst/include/backport.h
@@ -1629,6 +1629,19 @@ enum {
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifndef FC_PORT_ROLE_UNKNOWN
+#define FC_PORT_ROLE_UNKNOWN			0x00
+#define FC_PORT_ROLE_FCP_TARGET			0x01
+#define FC_PORT_ROLE_FCP_INITIATOR		0x02
+#define FC_PORT_ROLE_IP_PORT			0x04
+#endif
+
+#ifndef FC_PORT_ROLE_NVME_INITIATOR
+#define FC_PORT_ROLE_NVME_INITIATOR		0x10
+#define FC_PORT_ROLE_NVME_TARGET		0x20
+#define FC_PORT_ROLE_NVME_DISCOVERY		0x40
+#endif
+
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 2, 0)
 #define wwn_to_u64(wwn) get_unaligned_be64(wwn)
 #endif