diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
index 17c4c2c..6b911e0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
@@ -528,6 +528,13 @@
 			goto err_host_alloc;
 		}
 		pci_info->hosts[i] = h;
+
+		/* turn on DIF support */
+		scsi_host_set_prot(h->shost,
+				   SHOST_DIF_TYPE1_PROTECTION |
+				   SHOST_DIF_TYPE2_PROTECTION |
+				   SHOST_DIF_TYPE3_PROTECTION);
+		scsi_host_set_guard(h->shost, SHOST_DIX_GUARD_CRC);
 	}
 
 	err = isci_setup_interrupts(pdev);