1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/block/scsi_ioctl.c b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
index cc72210687eb..24f7af9d0abc 100644
--- a/block/scsi_ioctl.c
+++ b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ static int sg_io(struct file *file, request_queue_t *q,
         if (!rq->timeout)
                 rq->timeout = BLK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 
+        rq->retries = 0;
+
         start_time = jiffies;
 
         /* ignore return value. All information is passed back to caller
@@ -427,6 +429,7 @@ static int sg_scsi_ioctl(struct file *file, request_queue_t *q,
         rq->data = buffer;
         rq->data_len = bytes;
         rq->flags |= REQ_BLOCK_PC;
+        rq->retries = 0;
 
         blk_execute_rq(q, bd_disk, rq, 0);
         err = rq->errors & 0xff;        /* only 8 bit SCSI status */