diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index e9a452b8951d..4718e7ff9125 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: feafb7b1714cf599a6d0fed45801ab3f66046cbd
+refs/heads/master: 970ee0c52a41cf27c1b5c346dd9475e9c236f3c5
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c b/trunk/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
index bc1a7453c5d8..2b69392a71a1 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ qla2x00_mark_vp_devices_dead(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 		    "loop_id=0x%04x :%x\n",
 		    vha->host_no, fcport->loop_id, fcport->vp_idx));
 
-		atomic_set(&fcport->state, FCS_DEVICE_DEAD);
 		qla2x00_mark_device_lost(vha, fcport, 0, 0);
 		atomic_set(&fcport->state, FCS_UNCONFIGURED);
 	}