diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index c5bc41d97f84..7760b9a1e0ae 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -9818,6 +9818,7 @@ static void ipr_init_ioa_cfg(struct ipr_ioa_cfg *ioa_cfg,
 	ioa_cfg->max_devs_supported = ipr_max_devs;
 
 	if (ioa_cfg->sis64) {
+		host->max_channel = IPR_MAX_SIS64_BUSES;
 		host->max_id = IPR_MAX_SIS64_TARGETS_PER_BUS;
 		host->max_lun = IPR_MAX_SIS64_LUNS_PER_TARGET;
 		if (ipr_max_devs > IPR_MAX_SIS64_DEVS)
@@ -9826,6 +9827,7 @@ static void ipr_init_ioa_cfg(struct ipr_ioa_cfg *ioa_cfg,
 					   + ((sizeof(struct ipr_config_table_entry64)
 					       * ioa_cfg->max_devs_supported)));
 	} else {
+		host->max_channel = IPR_VSET_BUS;
 		host->max_id = IPR_MAX_NUM_TARGETS_PER_BUS;
 		host->max_lun = IPR_MAX_NUM_LUNS_PER_TARGET;
 		if (ipr_max_devs > IPR_MAX_PHYSICAL_DEVS)
@@ -9835,7 +9837,6 @@ static void ipr_init_ioa_cfg(struct ipr_ioa_cfg *ioa_cfg,
 					       * ioa_cfg->max_devs_supported)));
 	}
 
-	host->max_channel = IPR_VSET_BUS;
 	host->unique_id = host->host_no;
 	host->max_cmd_len = IPR_MAX_CDB_LEN;
 	host->can_queue = ioa_cfg->max_cmds;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.h b/drivers/scsi/ipr.h
index 8995053d01b3..5b2388266c4c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.h
@@ -1306,6 +1306,7 @@ struct ipr_resource_entry {
 #define IPR_ARRAY_VIRTUAL_BUS			0x1
 #define IPR_VSET_VIRTUAL_BUS			0x2
 #define IPR_IOAFP_VIRTUAL_BUS			0x3
+#define IPR_MAX_SIS64_BUSES			0x4
 
 #define IPR_GET_RES_PHYS_LOC(res) \
 	(((res)->bus << 24) | ((res)->target << 8) | (res)->lun)