diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_target.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_target.c
index f3ab38bad..1fa63079a 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_target.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_target.c
@@ -6674,6 +6674,8 @@ qlt_enable_vha(struct scsi_qla_host *vha)
 	if (vha->qlini_mode == QLA2XXX_INI_MODE_ENABLED)
 		return;
 
+	if (ha->tgt.num_act_qpairs > ha->max_qpairs)
+		ha->tgt.num_act_qpairs = ha->max_qpairs;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 	tgt->tgt_stopped = 0;
 	qlt_set_mode(vha);