diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index c217cec4dd49..0814ff4fa2c0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(ql2xgffidenable,
 		"Enables GFF_ID checks of port type. "
 		"Default is 0 - Do not use GFF_ID information.");
 
-int ql2xasynctmfenable;
+int ql2xasynctmfenable = 1;
 module_param(ql2xasynctmfenable, int, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ql2xasynctmfenable,
 		"Enables issue of TM IOCBs asynchronously via IOCB mechanism"