diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c
index 09d6d4b76f39..caeb7d10ae04 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ int qla4xxx_get_fwddb_entry(struct scsi_qla_host *ha,
 	if (conn_err_detail)
 		*conn_err_detail = mbox_sts[5];
 	if (tcp_source_port_num)
-		*tcp_source_port_num = (uint16_t) mbox_sts[6] >> 16;
+		*tcp_source_port_num = (uint16_t) (mbox_sts[6] >> 16);
 	if (connection_id)
 		*connection_id = (uint16_t) mbox_sts[6] & 0x00FF;
 	status = QLA_SUCCESS;