1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_tgt.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_tgt.c
index b9d0d9cb17f9..eba2328f60e7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_tgt.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_tgt.c
@@ -381,7 +381,9 @@ static int bnx2fc_init_tgt(struct bnx2fc_rport *tgt,
         tgt->rq_cons_idx = 0;
         atomic_set(&tgt->num_active_ios, 0);
 
-        if (rdata->flags & FC_RP_FLAGS_RETRY) {
+        if (rdata->flags & FC_RP_FLAGS_RETRY &&
+            rdata->ids.roles & FC_RPORT_ROLE_FCP_TARGET &&
+            !(rdata->ids.roles & FC_RPORT_ROLE_FCP_INITIATOR)) {
                 tgt->dev_type = TYPE_TAPE;
                 tgt->io_timeout = 0; /* use default ULP timeout */
         } else {