diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index c35b6de4ca64..ad4ff8fcd4dd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ static int scsi_init_sgtable(struct request *req, struct scsi_data_buffer *sdb)
 	count = blk_rq_map_sg(req->q, req, sdb->table.sgl);
 	BUG_ON(count > sdb->table.nents);
 	sdb->table.nents = count;
-	sdb->length = blk_rq_bytes(req);
+	sdb->length = blk_rq_payload_bytes(req);
 	return BLKPREP_OK;
 }