diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
index 6512027..dcdf038 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@
 }
 
 static int mptsas_probe_one_phy(struct device *dev,
-		struct mptsas_phyinfo *phy_info, int index)
+		struct mptsas_phyinfo *phy_info, int index, int local)
 {
 	struct sas_phy *port;
 	int error;
@@ -853,6 +853,9 @@
 		break;
 	}
 
+	if (local)
+		port->local_attached = 1;
+
 	error = sas_phy_add(port);
 	if (error) {
 		sas_phy_free(port);
@@ -918,7 +921,7 @@
 		}
 
 		mptsas_probe_one_phy(&ioc->sh->shost_gendev,
-				     &port_info->phy_info[i], *index);
+				     &port_info->phy_info[i], *index, 1);
 		(*index)++;
 	}
 
@@ -989,7 +992,8 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		mptsas_probe_one_phy(parent, &port_info->phy_info[i], *index);
+		mptsas_probe_one_phy(parent, &port_info->phy_info[i],
+				     *index, 0);
 		(*index)++;
 	}