diff --git a/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.c
index c3fc34b9964d..9e5d3f7d29ae 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.c
@@ -1338,6 +1338,7 @@ static int esp_data_bytes_sent(struct esp *esp, struct esp_cmd_entry *ent,
 
 	bytes_sent = esp->data_dma_len;
 	bytes_sent -= ecount;
+	bytes_sent -= esp->send_cmd_residual;
 
 	/*
 	 * The am53c974 has a DMA 'pecularity'. The doc states:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.h b/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.h
index 8163dca2071b..a77772777a30 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/esp_scsi.h
@@ -540,6 +540,8 @@ struct esp {
 
 	void			*dma;
 	int			dmarev;
+
+	u32			send_cmd_residual;
 };
 
 /* A front-end driver for the ESP chip should do the following in
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mac_esp.c b/drivers/scsi/mac_esp.c
index eb551f3cc471..71879f2207e0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mac_esp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mac_esp.c
@@ -427,6 +427,8 @@ static void mac_esp_send_pio_cmd(struct esp *esp, u32 addr, u32 esp_count,
 			scsi_esp_cmd(esp, ESP_CMD_TI);
 		}
 	}
+
+	esp->send_cmd_residual = esp_count;
 }
 
 static int mac_esp_irq_pending(struct esp *esp)