diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c
index 820f91fb63ba..70a0f11f48b2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c
@@ -3168,6 +3168,23 @@ megaraid_mbox_support_random_del(adapter_t *adapter)
 	uint8_t		raw_mbox[sizeof(mbox_t)];
 	int		rval;
 
+	/*
+	 * Newer firmware on Dell CERC expect a different
+	 * random deletion handling, so disable it.
+	 */
+	if (adapter->pdev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMI &&
+	    adapter->pdev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMI_MEGARAID3 &&
+	    adapter->pdev->subsystem_vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_DELL &&
+	    adapter->pdev->subsystem_device == PCI_SUBSYS_ID_CERC_ATA100_4CH &&
+	    (adapter->fw_version[0] > '6' ||
+	     (adapter->fw_version[0] == '6' &&
+	      adapter->fw_version[2] > '6') ||
+	     (adapter->fw_version[0] == '6'
+	      && adapter->fw_version[2] == '6'
+	      && adapter->fw_version[3] > '1'))) {
+		con_log(CL_DLEVEL1, ("megaraid: disable random deletion\n"));
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	mbox = (mbox_t *)raw_mbox;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.h b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.h
index 626459d1e902..c1d86d961a92 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 #define PCI_SUBSYS_ID_PERC3_QC				0x0471
 #define PCI_SUBSYS_ID_PERC3_DC				0x0493
 #define PCI_SUBSYS_ID_PERC3_SC				0x0475
+#define PCI_SUBSYS_ID_CERC_ATA100_4CH			0x0511
 
 
 #define MBOX_MAX_SCSI_CMDS	128	// number of cmds reserved for kernel