diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/phy.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/phy.c
index 79313a7..430fc8f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/phy.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 	u32 parity_count = 0;
 	u32 llctl, link_rate;
 	u32 clksm_value = 0;
+	u32 sp_timeouts = 0;
 
 	iphy->link_layer_registers = reg;
 
@@ -211,6 +212,18 @@
 	llctl |= SCU_SAS_LLCTL_GEN_VAL(MAX_LINK_RATE, link_rate);
 	writel(llctl, &iphy->link_layer_registers->link_layer_control);
 
+	sp_timeouts = readl(&iphy->link_layer_registers->sas_phy_timeouts);
+
+	/* Clear the default 0x36 (54us) RATE_CHANGE timeout value. */
+	sp_timeouts &= ~SCU_SAS_PHYTOV_GEN_VAL(RATE_CHANGE, 0xFF);
+
+	/* Set RATE_CHANGE timeout value to 0x3B (59us).  This ensures SCU can
+	 * lock with 3Gb drive when SCU max rate is set to 1.5Gb.
+	 */
+	sp_timeouts |= SCU_SAS_PHYTOV_GEN_VAL(RATE_CHANGE, 0x3B);
+
+	writel(sp_timeouts, &iphy->link_layer_registers->sas_phy_timeouts);
+
 	if (is_a2(ihost->pdev)) {
 		/* Program the max ARB time for the PHY to 700us so we inter-operate with
 		 * the PMC expander which shuts down PHYs if the expander PHY generates too
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/registers.h b/drivers/scsi/isci/registers.h
index 9b266c7..00afc73 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/registers.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/registers.h
@@ -1299,6 +1299,18 @@
 #define SCU_AFE_XCVRCR_OFFSET       0x00DC
 #define SCU_AFE_LUTCR_OFFSET        0x00E0
 
+#define SCU_SAS_PHY_TIMER_TIMEOUT_VALUES_ALIGN_DETECTION_SHIFT          (0UL)
+#define SCU_SAS_PHY_TIMER_TIMEOUT_VALUES_ALIGN_DETECTION_MASK           (0x000000FFUL)
+#define SCU_SAS_PHY_TIMER_TIMEOUT_VALUES_HOT_PLUG_SHIFT                 (8UL)
+#define SCU_SAS_PHY_TIMER_TIMEOUT_VALUES_HOT_PLUG_MASK                  (0x0000FF00UL)
+#define SCU_SAS_PHY_TIMER_TIMEOUT_VALUES_COMSAS_DETECTION_SHIFT         (16UL)
+#define SCU_SAS_PHY_TIMER_TIMEOUT_VALUES_COMSAS_DETECTION_MASK          (0x00FF0000UL)
+#define SCU_SAS_PHY_TIMER_TIMEOUT_VALUES_RATE_CHANGE_SHIFT              (24UL)
+#define SCU_SAS_PHY_TIMER_TIMEOUT_VALUES_RATE_CHANGE_MASK               (0xFF000000UL)
+
+#define SCU_SAS_PHYTOV_GEN_VAL(name, value) \
+	SCU_GEN_VALUE(SCU_SAS_PHY_TIMER_TIMEOUT_VALUES_##name, value)
+
 #define SCU_SAS_LINK_LAYER_CONTROL_MAX_LINK_RATE_SHIFT                  (0)
 #define SCU_SAS_LINK_LAYER_CONTROL_MAX_LINK_RATE_MASK                   (0x00000003)
 #define SCU_SAS_LINK_LAYER_CONTROL_MAX_LINK_RATE_GEN1                   (0)