diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_hwi.c
index 50510ffe1bf5..5777e3c7b243 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_hwi.c
@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ int bnx2fc_send_fw_fcoe_init_msg(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba)
 	fcoe_init3.error_bit_map_lo = 0xffffffff;
 	fcoe_init3.error_bit_map_hi = 0xffffffff;
 
-	fcoe_init3.perf_config = 1;
+	/*
+	 * enable both cached connection and cached tasks
+	 * 0 = none, 1 = cached connection, 2 = cached tasks, 3 = both
+	 */
+	fcoe_init3.perf_config = 3;
 
 	kwqe_arr[0] = (struct kwqe *) &fcoe_init1;
 	kwqe_arr[1] = (struct kwqe *) &fcoe_init2;