diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
index b484859464f6..f0f6d71d28b8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
@@ -878,7 +878,8 @@ struct lpfc_hba {
 	struct list_head port_list;
 	struct lpfc_vport *pport;	/* physical lpfc_vport pointer */
 	uint16_t max_vpi;		/* Maximum virtual nports */
-#define LPFC_MAX_VPI 0xFFFF		/* Max number of VPI supported */
+#define LPFC_MAX_VPI	0xFF		/* Max number VPI supported 0 - 0xff */
+#define LPFC_MAX_VPORTS	0x100		/* Max vports per port, with pport */
 	uint16_t max_vports;            /*
 					 * For IOV HBAs max_vpi can change
 					 * after a reset. max_vports is max
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
index cf15b9754402..aa0435b1ea1e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
@@ -1214,6 +1214,9 @@ lpfc_get_hba_info(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
 		max_vpi = (bf_get(lpfc_mbx_rd_conf_vpi_count, rd_config) > 0) ?
 			(bf_get(lpfc_mbx_rd_conf_vpi_count, rd_config) - 1) : 0;
 
+		/* Limit the max we support */
+		if (max_vpi > LPFC_MAX_VPI)
+			max_vpi = LPFC_MAX_VPI;
 		if (mvpi)
 			*mvpi = max_vpi;
 		if (avpi)
@@ -1229,8 +1232,13 @@ lpfc_get_hba_info(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
 			*axri = pmb->un.varRdConfig.avail_xri;
 		if (mvpi)
 			*mvpi = pmb->un.varRdConfig.max_vpi;
-		if (avpi)
-			*avpi = pmb->un.varRdConfig.avail_vpi;
+		if (avpi) {
+			/* avail_vpi is only valid if link is up and ready */
+			if (phba->link_state == LPFC_HBA_READY)
+				*avpi = pmb->un.varRdConfig.avail_vpi;
+			else
+				*avpi = pmb->un.varRdConfig.max_vpi;
+		}
 	}
 
 	mempool_free(pmboxq, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index 2f80b2c0409e..8c640bcf107b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -6973,6 +6973,9 @@ lpfc_sli4_read_config(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 			bf_get(lpfc_mbx_rd_conf_xri_base, rd_config);
 		phba->sli4_hba.max_cfg_param.max_vpi =
 			bf_get(lpfc_mbx_rd_conf_vpi_count, rd_config);
+		/* Limit the max we support */
+		if (phba->sli4_hba.max_cfg_param.max_vpi > LPFC_MAX_VPORTS)
+			phba->sli4_hba.max_cfg_param.max_vpi = LPFC_MAX_VPORTS;
 		phba->sli4_hba.max_cfg_param.vpi_base =
 			bf_get(lpfc_mbx_rd_conf_vpi_base, rd_config);
 		phba->sli4_hba.max_cfg_param.max_rpi =