diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
index 5b17d0fa162bc3be4f702aecea1270e1857ff193..02e6e15d8c2ad9ac0fdf9d758b98f882c02995cf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@ struct megasas_init_frame {
 	__le32 pad_0;		/*0Ch */
 
 	__le16 flags;		/*10h */
-	__le16 reserved_3;		/*12h */
+	__le16 replyqueue_mask;		/*12h */
 	__le32 data_xfer_len;	/*14h */
 
 	__le32 queue_info_new_phys_addr_lo;	/*18h */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c
index 44bfbe8d2ce52d3e44240cbec9db60a7f82556f1..845ca2f94e5c5dc838caa416f9caa622e5d15134 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c
@@ -1186,6 +1186,14 @@ megasas_ioc_init_fusion(struct megasas_instance *instance)
 		cpu_to_le32(lower_32_bits(ioc_init_handle));
 	init_frame->data_xfer_len = cpu_to_le32(sizeof(struct MPI2_IOC_INIT_REQUEST));
 
+	/*
+	 * Each bit in replyqueue_mask represents one group of MSI-x vectors
+	 * (each group has 8 vectors)
+	 */
+	if (instance->balanced_mode)
+		init_frame->replyqueue_mask =
+		       cpu_to_le16(~(~0 << instance->low_latency_index_start / 8));
+
 	req_desc.u.low = cpu_to_le32(lower_32_bits(cmd->frame_phys_addr));
 	req_desc.u.high = cpu_to_le32(upper_32_bits(cmd->frame_phys_addr));
 	req_desc.MFAIo.RequestFlags =