diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c b/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c
index 5cc23f8f370a..76089cf55f4e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c
@@ -4259,6 +4259,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template qla1280_driver_template = {
 	.sg_tablesize		= SG_ALL,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 1,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };