diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c
index f0c0df4..68cb000 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mpt2sas_fwfault_debug, " enable detection of firmware fault "
     "and halt firmware - (default=0)");
 
+static int disable_discovery = -1;
+module_param(disable_discovery, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_discovery, " disable discovery ");
+
 /**
  * _scsih_set_fwfault_debug - global setting of ioc->fwfault_debug.
  *
@@ -3520,6 +3524,9 @@
 	if (sleep_flag == CAN_SLEEP)
 		_base_static_config_pages(ioc);
 
+	if (ioc->wait_for_port_enable_to_complete && disable_discovery > 0)
+		return r;
+
 	r = _base_send_port_enable(ioc, sleep_flag);
 	if (r)
 		return r;