diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic.h b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
index 8a9412fd2ff..5c89f4e4635 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ int qlcnic_need_fw_reset(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 void qlcnic_request_firmware(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 void qlcnic_release_firmware(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 int qlcnic_pinit_from_rom(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
-void qlcnic_setup_idc_param(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
+int qlcnic_setup_idc_param(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 
 int qlcnic_rom_fast_read(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, int addr, int *valp);
 int qlcnic_rom_fast_read_words(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, int addr,
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
index c4bef57b9cd..77bfdaba83e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
@@ -514,10 +514,22 @@ int qlcnic_pinit_from_rom(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void
+int
 qlcnic_setup_idc_param(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter) {
 
 	int timeo;
+	u32 val;
+
+	val = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_PARTITION_INFO);
+	val = (val >> (adapter->portnum * 4)) & 0xf;
+
+	if ((val & 0x3) != 1) {
+		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Not an Ethernet NIC func=%u\n",
+									val);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	adapter->physical_port = (val >> 2);
 
 	if (qlcnic_rom_fast_read(adapter, QLCNIC_ROM_DEV_INIT_TIMEOUT, &timeo))
 		timeo = 30;
@@ -528,6 +540,8 @@ qlcnic_setup_idc_param(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter) {
 		timeo = 10;
 
 	adapter->reset_ack_timeo = timeo;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 54a6bb20ec0..79c6e0517ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -1080,17 +1080,13 @@ qlcnic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err_out_iounmap;
 	}
 
-	qlcnic_setup_idc_param(adapter);
+	if (qlcnic_setup_idc_param(adapter))
+		goto err_out_iounmap;
 
 	err = qlcnic_start_firmware(adapter);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_decr_ref;
 
-	/*
-	 * See if the firmware gave us a virtual-physical port mapping.
-	 */
-	adapter->physical_port = adapter->portnum;
-
 	qlcnic_clear_stats(adapter);
 
 	qlcnic_setup_intr(adapter);