1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index d18da21c9c57..861d5f5c9722 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -941,10 +941,8 @@ static int scsi_init_io(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
          * if sg table allocation fails, requeue request later.
          */
         sgpnt = scsi_alloc_sgtable(cmd, GFP_ATOMIC);
-        if (unlikely(!sgpnt)) {
-                req->flags |= REQ_SPECIAL;
+        if (unlikely(!sgpnt))
                 return BLKPREP_DEFER;
-        }
 
         cmd->request_buffer = (char *) sgpnt;
         cmd->request_bufflen = req->nr_sectors << 9;