diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
index f0b89513faed..a8a2b6b65a3c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
@@ -1274,6 +1274,7 @@ int bnx2i_send_fw_iscsi_init_msg(struct bnx2i_hba *hba)
 	iscsi_init.dummy_buffer_addr_hi =
 		(u32) ((u64) hba->dummy_buf_dma >> 32);
 
+	hba->num_ccell = hba->max_sqes >> 1;
 	hba->ctx_ccell_tasks =
 			((hba->num_ccell & 0xFFFF) | (hba->max_sqes << 16));
 	iscsi_init.num_ccells_per_conn = hba->num_ccell;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_iscsi.c
index 1809f9ccc4ce..7b4d1d041e2e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_iscsi.c
@@ -1208,6 +1208,9 @@ static int bnx2i_task_xmit(struct iscsi_task *task)
 	struct bnx2i_cmd *cmd = task->dd_data;
 	struct iscsi_cmd *hdr = (struct iscsi_cmd *) task->hdr;
 
+	if (bnx2i_conn->ep->num_active_cmds + 1 > hba->max_sqes)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	/*
 	 * If there is no scsi_cmnd this must be a mgmt task
 	 */