diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
index f6df11a7c2d5..42f0405601ad 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
@@ -1489,6 +1489,7 @@ static void pm80xx_send_read_log(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
 	ccb->device = pm8001_ha_dev;
 	ccb->ccb_tag = ccb_tag;
 	ccb->task = task;
+	ccb->n_elem = 0;
 	pm8001_ha_dev->id |= NCQ_READ_LOG_FLAG;
 	pm8001_ha_dev->id |= NCQ_2ND_RLE_FLAG;