rc = sp->rc;
        if (rc) {
-               ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
-                   "GPNFT failed. FC4type %x. Rescanning.\n",
-                   fc4type);
-               set_bit(LOCAL_LOOP_UPDATE, &vha->dpc_flags);
-               set_bit(LOOP_RESYNC_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags);
+               vha->scan.scan_retry++;
+               if (vha->scan.scan_retry < MAX_SCAN_RETRIES) {
+                       set_bit(LOCAL_LOOP_UPDATE, &vha->dpc_flags);
+                       set_bit(LOOP_RESYNC_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags);
+               } else {
+                       ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
+                           "Fabric scan failed on all retries.\n");
+               }
                goto out;
        }
+       vha->scan.scan_retry = 0;
 
        list_for_each_entry(fcport, &vha->vp_fcports, list)
                fcport->scan_state = QLA_FCPORT_SCAN;
 
 out:
        qla24xx_sp_unmap(vha, sp);
-
        spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->work_lock, flags);
        vha->scan.scan_flags &= ~SF_SCANNING;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->work_lock, flags);
        if (res) {
                unsigned long flags;
 
-               ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, sp->vha, 0xffff,
-                   "Async done-%s timed out.\n",
-                   sp->name);
                sp->free(sp);
                spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->work_lock, flags);
                vha->scan.scan_flags &= ~SF_SCANNING;
+               vha->scan.scan_retry++;
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->work_lock, flags);
-               set_bit(LOCAL_LOOP_UPDATE, &vha->dpc_flags);
-               set_bit(LOOP_RESYNC_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags);
-               qla2xxx_wake_dpc(vha);
+
+               if (vha->scan.scan_retry < MAX_SCAN_RETRIES) {
+                       set_bit(LOCAL_LOOP_UPDATE, &vha->dpc_flags);
+                       set_bit(LOOP_RESYNC_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags);
+                       qla2xxx_wake_dpc(vha);
+               } else {
+                       ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, sp->vha, 0xffff,
+                           "Async done-%s rescan failed on all retries\n",
+                           sp->name);
+               }
                return;
        }