diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c
index bcb23d28b3e830f700e415acc36c453381abca9f..c76b18bbacb8b9e6097695222c59cb4895ac707a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@ static int msix_disable = -1;
 module_param(msix_disable, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(msix_disable, " disable msix routed interrupts (default=0)");
 
-static int missing_delay[2] = {-1, -1};
-module_param_array(missing_delay, int, NULL, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(missing_delay, " device missing delay , io missing delay");
-
 static int mpt2sas_fwfault_debug;
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mpt2sas_fwfault_debug, " enable detection of firmware fault "
 	"and halt firmware - (default=0)");
@@ -2199,7 +2195,7 @@ _base_display_ioc_capabilities(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 }
 
 /**
- * _base_update_missing_delay - change the missing delay timers
+ * mpt2sas_base_update_missing_delay - change the missing delay timers
  * @ioc: per adapter object
  * @device_missing_delay: amount of time till device is reported missing
  * @io_missing_delay: interval IO is returned when there is a missing device
@@ -2210,8 +2206,8 @@ _base_display_ioc_capabilities(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
  * delay, as well as the io missing delay. This should be called at driver
  * load time.
  */
-static void
-_base_update_missing_delay(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
+void
+mpt2sas_base_update_missing_delay(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	u16 device_missing_delay, u8 io_missing_delay)
 {
 	u16 dmd, dmd_new, dmd_orignal;
@@ -4407,9 +4403,6 @@ mpt2sas_base_attach(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 	if (r)
 		goto out_free_resources;
 
-	if (missing_delay[0] != -1 && missing_delay[1] != -1)
-		_base_update_missing_delay(ioc, missing_delay[0],
-		    missing_delay[1]);
 	ioc->non_operational_loop = 0;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.h b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.h
index 4caaac13682f3c04a0a4ccfbfd3944faf21466ba..11301974628ba465d04f5b4cc7205338ad2c261a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.h
@@ -1055,6 +1055,9 @@ void mpt2sas_base_validate_event_type(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u32 *event_ty
 
 void mpt2sas_halt_firmware(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc);
 
+void mpt2sas_base_update_missing_delay(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
+	u16 device_missing_delay, u8 io_missing_delay);
+
 int mpt2sas_port_enable(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc);
 
 /* scsih shared API */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
index c6bdc92672298acabb6da842ba840710894ca6ab..116e20195e154d7eda36fbb95ef8cb4b7de35905 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ static ushort max_sectors = 0xFFFF;
 module_param(max_sectors, ushort, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_sectors, "max sectors, range 64 to 32767  default=32767");
 
+static int missing_delay[2] = {-1, -1};
+module_param_array(missing_delay, int, NULL, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(missing_delay, " device missing delay , io missing delay");
+
 /* scsi-mid layer global parmeter is max_report_luns, which is 511 */
 #define MPT2SAS_MAX_LUN (16895)
 static int max_lun = MPT2SAS_MAX_LUN;
@@ -7303,7 +7307,9 @@ _firmware_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	case MPT2SAS_PORT_ENABLE_COMPLETE:
 		ioc->start_scan = 0;
 
-
+		if (missing_delay[0] != -1 && missing_delay[1] != -1)
+			mpt2sas_base_update_missing_delay(ioc, missing_delay[0],
+				missing_delay[1]);
 
 		dewtprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_INFO_FMT "port enable: complete "
 		    "from worker thread\n", ioc->name));