diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
index 2500377d0723..f6c7afa24ea1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
@@ -5230,7 +5230,7 @@ mpt3sas_base_sas_iounit_control(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	wait_state_count = 0;
 	ioc_state = mpt3sas_base_get_iocstate(ioc, 1);
 	while (ioc_state != MPI2_IOC_STATE_OPERATIONAL) {
-		if (wait_state_count++ == 10) {
+		if (wait_state_count++ == IOC_OPERATIONAL_WAIT_COUNT) {
 			ioc_err(ioc, "%s: failed due to ioc not operational\n",
 				__func__);
 			rc = -EFAULT;
@@ -5325,7 +5325,7 @@ mpt3sas_base_scsi_enclosure_processor(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	wait_state_count = 0;
 	ioc_state = mpt3sas_base_get_iocstate(ioc, 1);
 	while (ioc_state != MPI2_IOC_STATE_OPERATIONAL) {
-		if (wait_state_count++ == 10) {
+		if (wait_state_count++ == IOC_OPERATIONAL_WAIT_COUNT) {
 			ioc_err(ioc, "%s: failed due to ioc not operational\n",
 				__func__);
 			rc = -EFAULT;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
index 3698776c3322..e0bee665a7ad 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@
 #define DEFAULT_NUM_FWCHAIN_ELEMTS	8
 
 #define FW_IMG_HDR_READ_TIMEOUT	15
+
+#define IOC_OPERATIONAL_WAIT_COUNT	10
+
 /*
  * NVMe defines
  */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c
index 4afa597cbfba..a285e95c9ae4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ _ctl_do_mpt_command(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, struct mpt3_ioctl_command karg,
 	wait_state_count = 0;
 	ioc_state = mpt3sas_base_get_iocstate(ioc, 1);
 	while (ioc_state != MPI2_IOC_STATE_OPERATIONAL) {
-		if (wait_state_count++ == 10) {
+		if (wait_state_count++ == IOC_OPERATIONAL_WAIT_COUNT) {
 			ioc_err(ioc, "%s: failed due to ioc not operational\n",
 				__func__);
 			ret = -EFAULT;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c
index 6a8a3c09b4b1..f446c05e99f4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ _transport_expander_report_manufacture(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	wait_state_count = 0;
 	ioc_state = mpt3sas_base_get_iocstate(ioc, 1);
 	while (ioc_state != MPI2_IOC_STATE_OPERATIONAL) {
-		if (wait_state_count++ == 10) {
+		if (wait_state_count++ == IOC_OPERATIONAL_WAIT_COUNT) {
 			ioc_err(ioc, "%s: failed due to ioc not operational\n",
 				__func__);
 			rc = -EFAULT;
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ _transport_get_expander_phy_error_log(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	wait_state_count = 0;
 	ioc_state = mpt3sas_base_get_iocstate(ioc, 1);
 	while (ioc_state != MPI2_IOC_STATE_OPERATIONAL) {
-		if (wait_state_count++ == 10) {
+		if (wait_state_count++ == IOC_OPERATIONAL_WAIT_COUNT) {
 			ioc_err(ioc, "%s: failed due to ioc not operational\n",
 				__func__);
 			rc = -EFAULT;
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ _transport_expander_phy_control(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	wait_state_count = 0;
 	ioc_state = mpt3sas_base_get_iocstate(ioc, 1);
 	while (ioc_state != MPI2_IOC_STATE_OPERATIONAL) {
-		if (wait_state_count++ == 10) {
+		if (wait_state_count++ == IOC_OPERATIONAL_WAIT_COUNT) {
 			ioc_err(ioc, "%s: failed due to ioc not operational\n",
 				__func__);
 			rc = -EFAULT;
@@ -1927,7 +1927,7 @@ _transport_smp_handler(struct bsg_job *job, struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 	wait_state_count = 0;
 	ioc_state = mpt3sas_base_get_iocstate(ioc, 1);
 	while (ioc_state != MPI2_IOC_STATE_OPERATIONAL) {
-		if (wait_state_count++ == 10) {
+		if (wait_state_count++ == IOC_OPERATIONAL_WAIT_COUNT) {
 			ioc_err(ioc, "%s: failed due to ioc not operational\n",
 				__func__);
 			rc = -EFAULT;