diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sg.c b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
index effb7e768165..9ae41bb256d7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
@@ -1888,6 +1888,7 @@ sg_build_indirect(Sg_scatter_hold * schp, Sg_fd * sfp, int buff_size)
 		if (num < PAGE_SIZE) {
 			scatter_elem_sz = PAGE_SIZE;
 			scatter_elem_sz_prev = PAGE_SIZE;
+			num = scatter_elem_sz;
 		} else
 			scatter_elem_sz_prev = num;
 	}