diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hdr.h b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hdr.h
index 51fa3fbcf58..8285a06eecd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hdr.h
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hdr.h
@@ -694,17 +694,18 @@ enum {
 #define QLCNIC_CRB_DRV_STATE               (QLCNIC_CAM_RAM(0x144))
 #define QLCNIC_CRB_DRV_SCRATCH             (QLCNIC_CAM_RAM(0x148))
 #define QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_PARTITION_INFO      (QLCNIC_CAM_RAM(0x14c))
-#define QLCNIC_CRB_DRV_IDC_VER             (QLCNIC_CAM_RAM(0x14c))
+#define QLCNIC_CRB_DRV_IDC_VER		(QLCNIC_CAM_RAM(0x174))
 #define QLCNIC_ROM_DEV_INIT_TIMEOUT	(0x3e885c)
 #define QLCNIC_ROM_DRV_RESET_TIMEOUT	(0x3e8860)
 
-		 /* Device State */
-#define QLCNIC_DEV_COLD 		1
-#define QLCNIC_DEV_INITALIZING		2
-#define QLCNIC_DEV_READY		3
-#define QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_RESET		4
-#define QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_QUISCENT	5
-#define QLCNIC_DEV_FAILED		6
+/* Device State */
+#define QLCNIC_DEV_COLD			0x1
+#define QLCNIC_DEV_INITIALIZING		0x2
+#define QLCNIC_DEV_READY		0x3
+#define QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_RESET		0x4
+#define QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_QUISCENT	0x5
+#define QLCNIC_DEV_FAILED		0x6
+#define QLCNIC_DEV_QUISCENT		0x7
 
 #define QLCNIC_RCODE_DRIVER_INFO		0x20000000
 #define QLCNIC_RCODE_DRIVER_CAN_RELOAD		0x40000000
@@ -712,9 +713,8 @@ enum {
 #define QLCNIC_FWERROR_PEGNUM(code)		((code) & 0xff)
 #define QLCNIC_FWERROR_CODE(code)		((code >> 8) & 0xfffff)
 
-#define FW_POLL_DELAY			(2 * HZ)
-#define FW_FAIL_THRESH			3
-#define FW_POLL_THRESH			10
+#define FW_POLL_DELAY		(1 * HZ)
+#define FW_FAIL_THRESH		2
 
 #define	ISR_MSI_INT_TRIGGER(FUNC) (QLCNIC_PCIX_PS_REG(PCIX_MSI_F(FUNC)))
 #define ISR_LEGACY_INT_TRIGGERED(VAL)	(((VAL) & 0x300) == 0x200)
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 5845dc0616b..ff7705b2645 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -2054,7 +2054,7 @@ qlcnic_can_start_firmware(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	switch (prev_state) {
 	case QLCNIC_DEV_COLD:
 start_fw:
-		QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE, QLCNIC_DEV_INITALIZING);
+		QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE, QLCNIC_DEV_INITIALIZING);
 		qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
 		return 1;
 
@@ -2077,6 +2077,10 @@ start_fw:
 	case QLCNIC_DEV_FAILED:
 		qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
 		return -1;
+
+	case QLCNIC_DEV_INITIALIZING:
+	case QLCNIC_DEV_QUISCENT:
+		break;
 	}
 
 	qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
@@ -2208,7 +2212,8 @@ qlcnic_dev_request_reset(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 
 	state = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE);
 
-	if (state != QLCNIC_DEV_INITALIZING && state != QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_RESET) {
+	if (state != QLCNIC_DEV_INITIALIZING &&
+					state != QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_RESET) {
 		QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE, QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_RESET);
 		set_bit(__QLCNIC_START_FW, &adapter->state);
 		QLCDB(adapter, DRV, "NEED_RESET state set\n");