diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_disc.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_disc.h
index 9d5a379f4b15..094c97b9e5f7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_disc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_disc.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ struct lpfc_nodelist {
 #define NLP_FCP_INITIATOR  0x10			/* entry is an FCP Initiator */
 #define NLP_NVME_TARGET    0x20			/* entry is a NVME Target */
 #define NLP_NVME_INITIATOR 0x40			/* entry is a NVME Initiator */
+#define NLP_NVME_DISCOVERY 0x80                 /* entry has NVME disc srvc */
 
 	uint16_t	nlp_fc4_type;		/* FC types node supports. */
 						/* Assigned from GID_FF, only
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nportdisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nportdisc.c
index 8777c2d5f50d..bff3de053df4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nportdisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nportdisc.c
@@ -1944,7 +1944,13 @@ lpfc_cmpl_prli_prli_issue(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 
 		/* Target driver cannot solicit NVME FB. */
 		if (bf_get_be32(prli_tgt, nvpr)) {
+			/* Complete the nvme target roles.  The transport
+			 * needs to know if the rport is capable of
+			 * discovery in addition to its role.
+			 */
 			ndlp->nlp_type |= NLP_NVME_TARGET;
+			if (bf_get_be32(prli_disc, nvpr))
+				ndlp->nlp_type |= NLP_NVME_DISCOVERY;
 			if ((bf_get_be32(prli_fba, nvpr) == 1) &&
 			    (bf_get_be32(prli_fb_sz, nvpr) > 0) &&
 			    (phba->cfg_nvme_enable_fb) &&