2 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c
index 1cfd217f8904..f934016f640c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c
@@ -3744,7 +3744,7 @@ static long st_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long a
 static struct st_buffer *
  new_tape_buffer(int from_initialization, int need_dma, int max_sg)
 {
-        int i, got = 0;
+        int got = 0;
         gfp_t priority;
         struct st_buffer *tb;
 
@@ -3753,10 +3753,7 @@ static struct st_buffer *
         else
                 priority = GFP_KERNEL;
 
-        i = sizeof(struct st_buffer) +
-                (max_sg - 1) * sizeof(struct scatterlist);
-
-        tb = kzalloc(i, priority);
+        tb = kzalloc(sizeof(struct st_buffer), priority);
         if (!tb) {
                 printk(KERN_NOTICE "st: Can't allocate new tape buffer.\n");
                 return NULL;
@@ -3766,7 +3763,6 @@ static struct st_buffer *
 
         tb->dma = need_dma;
         tb->buffer_size = got;
-        sg_init_table(tb->sg, max_sg);
 
         tb->reserved_pages = kzalloc(max_sg * sizeof(struct page *), priority);
         if (!tb->reserved_pages) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.h b/drivers/scsi/st.h
index cc46f18762b7..d29760776f42 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ struct st_buffer {
         unsigned short orig_frp_segs;   /* number of segments allocated at first try */
         unsigned short frp_segs;        /* number of buffer segments */
         unsigned int frp_sg_current;    /* driver buffer length currently in s/g list */
-        struct scatterlist sg[1];       /* MUST BE last item */
 };
 
 /* The tape mode definition */