diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
index 238f353..c41da40 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 extern int ql2xmaxqueues;
 extern int ql2xmultique_tag;
 extern int ql2xfwloadbin;
+extern int ql2xetsenable;
 
 extern int qla2x00_loop_reset(scsi_qla_host_t *);
 extern void qla2x00_abort_all_cmds(scsi_qla_host_t *, int);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 96a609b..a67b2ba 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -4892,6 +4892,15 @@
 }
 
 void
-qla81xx_update_fw_options(scsi_qla_host_t *ha)
+qla81xx_update_fw_options(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 {
+	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
+
+	if (!ql2xetsenable)
+		return;
+
+	/* Enable ETS Burst. */
+	memset(ha->fw_options, 0, sizeof(ha->fw_options));
+	ha->fw_options[2] |= BIT_9;
+	qla2x00_set_fw_options(vha, ha->fw_options);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 7964a11..a1aef66 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@
 		" 1 -- load firmware from flash.\n"
 		" 0 -- use default semantics.\n");
 
+int ql2xetsenable;
+module_param(ql2xetsenable, int, S_IRUGO|S_IRUSR);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(ql2xetsenable,
+		"Enables firmware ETS burst."
+		"Default is 0 - skip ETS enablement.");
+
 /*
  * SCSI host template entry points
  */