diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/fcpim.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/fcpim.c
index 7a0207e56693..d090f7a6368a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/fcpim.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/fcpim.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ bfa_fcs_itnim_sm_offline(struct bfa_fcs_itnim_s *itnim,
 	switch (event) {
 	case BFA_FCS_ITNIM_SM_ONLINE:
 		bfa_sm_set_state(itnim, bfa_fcs_itnim_sm_prli_send);
+		itnim->prli_retries = 0;
 		bfa_fcs_itnim_send_prli(itnim, NULL);
 		break;
 
@@ -218,8 +219,16 @@ bfa_fcs_itnim_sm_prli_retry(struct bfa_fcs_itnim_s *itnim,
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case BFA_FCS_ITNIM_SM_TIMEOUT:
-		bfa_sm_set_state(itnim, bfa_fcs_itnim_sm_prli_send);
-		bfa_fcs_itnim_send_prli(itnim, NULL);
+		if (itnim->prli_retries < BFA_FCS_RPORT_MAX_RETRIES) {
+			itnim->prli_retries++;
+			bfa_trc(itnim->fcs, itnim->prli_retries);
+			bfa_sm_set_state(itnim, bfa_fcs_itnim_sm_prli_send);
+			bfa_fcs_itnim_send_prli(itnim, NULL);
+		} else {
+			/* invoke target offline */
+			bfa_sm_set_state(itnim, bfa_fcs_itnim_sm_offline);
+			bfa_fcs_rport_logo_imp(itnim->rport);
+		}
 		break;
 
 	case BFA_FCS_ITNIM_SM_OFFLINE:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/fcs_rport.h b/drivers/scsi/bfa/fcs_rport.h
index 9c8d1d292380..5242ee0f03c6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/fcs_rport.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/fcs_rport.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 #include <fcs/bfa_fcs_rport.h>
 
+#define BFA_FCS_RPORT_MAX_RETRIES               (5)
+
 void bfa_fcs_rport_uf_recv(struct bfa_fcs_rport_s *rport, struct fchs_s *fchs,
 			u16 len);
 void bfa_fcs_rport_scn(struct bfa_fcs_rport_s *rport);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/include/fcs/bfa_fcs_fcpim.h b/drivers/scsi/bfa/include/fcs/bfa_fcs_fcpim.h
index e719f2c3eb35..9a35ecf5cdf0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/include/fcs/bfa_fcs_fcpim.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/include/fcs/bfa_fcs_fcpim.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct bfa_fcs_itnim_s {
 	struct bfa_fcs_s      	*fcs;		/*  fcs instance         */
 	struct bfa_timer_s 	timer;		/*  timer functions      */
 	struct bfa_itnim_s 	*bfa_itnim;	/*  BFA itnim struct     */
+	u32                	prli_retries;   /*  max prli retry attempts */
 	bfa_boolean_t	 	seq_rec;	/*  seq recovery support */
 	bfa_boolean_t	 	rec_support;	/*  REC supported        */
 	bfa_boolean_t	 	conf_comp;	/*  FCP_CONF     support */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/rport.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/rport.c
index 2796403222e1..4e1fff21a5bc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/rport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/rport.c
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 
 BFA_TRC_FILE(FCS, RPORT);
 
-#define BFA_FCS_RPORT_MAX_RETRIES		(5)
-
 /* In millisecs */
 static u32 bfa_fcs_rport_del_timeout =
 			BFA_FCS_RPORT_DEF_DEL_TIMEOUT * 1000;
@@ -356,8 +354,8 @@ bfa_fcs_rport_sm_plogi_retry(struct bfa_fcs_rport_s *rport,
 		 */
 
 	case RPSM_EVENT_TIMEOUT:
-		rport->plogi_retries++;
 		if (rport->plogi_retries < BFA_FCS_RPORT_MAX_RETRIES) {
+			rport->plogi_retries++;
 			bfa_sm_set_state(rport, bfa_fcs_rport_sm_plogi_sending);
 			bfa_fcs_rport_send_plogi(rport, NULL);
 		} else {