diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/storwize_svc/storwize_svc_common.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/storwize_svc/storwize_svc_common.py
index e4153521308..11369584943 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/storwize_svc/storwize_svc_common.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/storwize_svc/storwize_svc_common.py
@@ -3280,6 +3280,7 @@ class StorwizeSVCCommonDriver(san.SanDriver,
         self._vdiskcopyops = {}
         self._vdiskcopyops_loop = None
         self.protocol = None
+        self._storwize_portset = self.configuration.storwize_portset
         self._master_state = {'storage_nodes': {},
                               'enabled_protocols': set(),
                               'compression_enabled': False,
@@ -3381,7 +3382,8 @@ class StorwizeSVCCommonDriver(san.SanDriver,
         state['storage_nodes'] = helper.get_node_info()
 
         # Add the iSCSI IP addresses and WWPNs to the storage node info
-        helper.add_iscsi_ip_addrs(state['storage_nodes'], state['code_level'])
+        helper.add_iscsi_ip_addrs(state['storage_nodes'], state['code_level'],
+                                  portset=self._storwize_portset)
         helper.add_fc_wwpns(state['storage_nodes'], state['code_level'])
 
         # For each node, check what connection modes it supports.  Delete any
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1982078-Driver_initialization_error_w.r.t_default_portset-3992a060cca2adcb.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1982078-Driver_initialization_error_w.r.t_default_portset-3992a060cca2adcb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35e0cbd5196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1982078-Driver_initialization_error_w.r.t_default_portset-3992a060cca2adcb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    IBM Spectrum Virtualize Family driver: `Bug #1982078
+    <https://bugs.launchpad.net/cinder/+bug/1982078>`_:
+    Fixed the default portset value during driver
+    initialization.