diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
index 1ad0b8225560..f9d6f4129093 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
@@ -1312,14 +1312,18 @@ int bnx2i_send_fw_iscsi_init_msg(struct bnx2i_hba *hba)
 		  ISCSI_KCQE_COMPLETION_STATUS_PROTOCOL_ERR_EXP_DATASN) |
 		/* EMC */
 		(1ULL << ISCSI_KCQE_COMPLETION_STATUS_PROTOCOL_ERR_LUN));
-	if (error_mask1)
+	if (error_mask1) {
 		iscsi_init2.error_bit_map[0] = error_mask1;
-	else
+		mask64 &= (u32)(~mask64);
+		mask64 |= error_mask1;
+	} else
 		iscsi_init2.error_bit_map[0] = (u32) mask64;
 
-	if (error_mask2)
+	if (error_mask2) {
 		iscsi_init2.error_bit_map[1] = error_mask2;
-	else
+		mask64 &= 0xffffffff;
+		mask64 |= ((u64)error_mask2 << 32);
+	} else
 		iscsi_init2.error_bit_map[1] = (u32) (mask64 >> 32);
 
 	iscsi_error_mask = mask64;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_init.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_init.c
index 62c8c0a02a7c..4927cca733d3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_init.c
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ module_param(en_tcp_dack, int, 0664);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(en_tcp_dack, "Enable TCP Delayed ACK");
 
 unsigned int error_mask1 = 0x00;
-module_param(error_mask1, int, 0664);
+module_param(error_mask1, uint, 0664);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(error_mask1, "Config FW iSCSI Error Mask #1");
 
 unsigned int error_mask2 = 0x00;
-module_param(error_mask2, int, 0664);
+module_param(error_mask2, uint, 0664);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(error_mask2, "Config FW iSCSI Error Mask #2");
 
 unsigned int sq_size;