diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
index 405c8a8dd795..f8f5b4a2d523 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
@@ -714,6 +714,7 @@ struct lpfc_vport {
 #define LPFC_VMID_QFPA_CMPL		0x4
 #define LPFC_VMID_QOS_ENABLED		0x8
 #define LPFC_VMID_TIMER_ENBLD		0x10
+#define LPFC_VMID_TYPE_PRIO		0x20
 	struct fc_qfpa_res *qfpa_res;
 
 	struct fc_vport *fc_vport;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index 3671e0f8e041..33fac4401e8f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -1105,7 +1105,8 @@ stop_rr_fcf_flogi:
 			 sp->cmn.priority_tagging, kref_read(&ndlp->kref));
 
 	if (sp->cmn.priority_tagging)
-		vport->vmid_flag |= LPFC_VMID_ISSUE_QFPA;
+		vport->phba->pport->vmid_flag |= (LPFC_VMID_ISSUE_QFPA |
+						  LPFC_VMID_TYPE_PRIO);
 
 	if (vport->port_state == LPFC_FLOGI) {
 		/*
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
index 1959c58d22f8..1d134a01ff3e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
@@ -5344,9 +5344,9 @@ static void lpfc_vmid_update_entry(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct scsi_cmnd
 {
 	u64 *lta;
 
-	if (vport->vmid_priority_tagging)
+	if (vport->phba->pport->vmid_flag & LPFC_VMID_TYPE_PRIO)
 		tag->cs_ctl_vmid = vmp->un.cs_ctl_vmid;
-	else
+	else if (vport->phba->cfg_vmid_app_header)
 		tag->app_id = vmp->un.app_id;
 
 	if (cmd->sc_data_direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE)
@@ -5391,11 +5391,12 @@ static int lpfc_vmid_get_appid(struct lpfc_vport *vport, char *uuid, struct
 			       scsi_cmnd * cmd, union lpfc_vmid_io_tag *tag)
 {
 	struct lpfc_vmid *vmp = NULL;
-	int hash, len, rc, i;
+	int hash, len, rc = -EPERM, i;
 
 	/* check if QFPA is complete */
-	if (lpfc_vmid_is_type_priority_tag(vport) && !(vport->vmid_flag &
-	      LPFC_VMID_QFPA_CMPL)) {
+	if (lpfc_vmid_is_type_priority_tag(vport) &&
+	    !(vport->vmid_flag & LPFC_VMID_QFPA_CMPL) &&
+	    (vport->vmid_flag & LPFC_VMID_ISSUE_QFPA)) {
 		vport->work_port_events |= WORKER_CHECK_VMID_ISSUE_QFPA;
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
@@ -5469,7 +5470,7 @@ static int lpfc_vmid_get_appid(struct lpfc_vport *vport, char *uuid, struct
 			vport->vmid_inactivity_timeout ? 1 : 0;
 
 		/* if type priority tag, get next available VMID */
-		if (lpfc_vmid_is_type_priority_tag(vport))
+		if (vport->phba->pport->vmid_flag & LPFC_VMID_TYPE_PRIO)
 			lpfc_vmid_assign_cs_ctl(vport, vmp);
 
 		/* allocate the per cpu variable for holding */
@@ -5488,9 +5489,9 @@ static int lpfc_vmid_get_appid(struct lpfc_vport *vport, char *uuid, struct
 		write_unlock(&vport->vmid_lock);
 
 		/* complete transaction with switch */
-		if (lpfc_vmid_is_type_priority_tag(vport))
+		if (vport->phba->pport->vmid_flag & LPFC_VMID_TYPE_PRIO)
 			rc = lpfc_vmid_uvem(vport, vmp, true);
-		else
+		else if (vport->phba->cfg_vmid_app_header)
 			rc = lpfc_vmid_cmd(vport, SLI_CTAS_RAPP_IDENT, vmp);
 		if (!rc) {
 			write_lock(&vport->vmid_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 573526f08baf..79d2ef5f0f05 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -10377,11 +10377,11 @@ lpfc_prep_embed_io(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_io_buf *lpfc_cmd)
 
 	/* add the VMID tags as per switch response */
 	if (unlikely(piocb->cmd_flag & LPFC_IO_VMID)) {
-		if (phba->pport->vmid_priority_tagging) {
+		if (phba->pport->vmid_flag & LPFC_VMID_TYPE_PRIO) {
 			bf_set(wqe_ccpe, &wqe->fcp_iwrite.wqe_com, 1);
 			bf_set(wqe_ccp, &wqe->fcp_iwrite.wqe_com,
 					(piocb->vmid_tag.cs_ctl_vmid));
-		} else {
+		} else if (phba->cfg_vmid_app_header) {
 			bf_set(wqe_appid, &wqe->fcp_iwrite.wqe_com, 1);
 			bf_set(wqe_wqes, &wqe->fcp_iwrite.wqe_com, 1);
 			wqe->words[31] = piocb->vmid_tag.app_id;