if (err)
                netdev_err(dev->netdev, "register_cnic failed\n");
 
+       /* Read iSCSI config again.  On some bnx2x device, iSCSI config
+        * can change after firmware is downloaded.
+        */
+       dev->max_iscsi_conn = ethdev->max_iscsi_conn;
+       if (ethdev->drv_state & CNIC_DRV_STATE_NO_ISCSI)
+               dev->max_iscsi_conn = 0;
+
        return err;
 }
 
 
        struct bnx2i_hba *hba = handle;
        int i = HZ;
 
-       /*
-        * We should never register devices that don't support iSCSI
-        * (see bnx2i_init_one), so something is wrong if we try to
-        * start a iSCSI adapter on hardware with 0 supported iSCSI
-        * connections
+       /* On some bnx2x devices, it is possible that iSCSI is no
+        * longer supported after firmware is downloaded.  In that
+        * case, the iscsi_init_msg will return failure.
         */
-       BUG_ON(!hba->cnic->max_iscsi_conn);
 
        bnx2i_send_fw_iscsi_init_msg(hba);
-       while (!test_bit(ADAPTER_STATE_UP, &hba->adapter_state) && i--)
+       while (!test_bit(ADAPTER_STATE_UP, &hba->adapter_state) &&
+              !test_bit(ADAPTER_STATE_INIT_FAILED, &hba->adapter_state) && i--)
                msleep(BNX2I_INIT_POLL_TIME);
 }