diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
index 08a1feb3a195..8c6ff1682fb1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ qla2x00_sysfs_write_optrom_ctl(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (start > ha->optrom_size)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	if (size > ha->optrom_size - start)
+		size = ha->optrom_size - start;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ha->optrom_mutex);
 	switch (val) {
@@ -343,8 +345,7 @@ qla2x00_sysfs_write_optrom_ctl(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 		}
 
 		ha->optrom_region_start = start;
-		ha->optrom_region_size = start + size > ha->optrom_size ?
-		    ha->optrom_size - start : size;
+		ha->optrom_region_size = start + size;
 
 		ha->optrom_state = QLA_SREADING;
 		ha->optrom_buffer = vmalloc(ha->optrom_region_size);
@@ -417,8 +418,7 @@ qla2x00_sysfs_write_optrom_ctl(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 		}
 
 		ha->optrom_region_start = start;
-		ha->optrom_region_size = start + size > ha->optrom_size ?
-		    ha->optrom_size - start : size;
+		ha->optrom_region_size = start + size;
 
 		ha->optrom_state = QLA_SWRITING;
 		ha->optrom_buffer = vmalloc(ha->optrom_region_size);