diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_edif_bsg.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_edif_bsg.h
index 53026d82ebff..af9f1ffb1e4a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_edif_bsg.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_edif_bsg.h
@@ -217,4 +217,6 @@ struct auth_complete_cmd {
 
 #define RX_DELAY_DELETE_TIMEOUT 20
 
+#define FCH_EVT_VENDOR_UNIQUE_VPORT_DOWN  1
+
 #endif	/* QLA_EDIF_BSG_H */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
index e6b5c4ccce97..eb43a5f1b399 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
@@ -166,9 +166,13 @@ qla24xx_disable_vp(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 	int ret = QLA_SUCCESS;
 	fc_port_t *fcport;
 
-	if (vha->hw->flags.edif_enabled)
+	if (vha->hw->flags.edif_enabled) {
+		if (DBELL_ACTIVE(vha))
+			qla2x00_post_aen_work(vha, FCH_EVT_VENDOR_UNIQUE,
+			    FCH_EVT_VENDOR_UNIQUE_VPORT_DOWN);
 		/* delete sessions and flush sa_indexes */
 		qla2x00_wait_for_sess_deletion(vha);
+	}
 
 	if (vha->hw->flags.fw_started)
 		ret = qla24xx_control_vp(vha, VCE_COMMAND_DISABLE_VPS_LOGO_ALL);