diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index e317a6d26cec..a19965f205d3 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 9e336520c5f673d911642035a5d84fa331ff127f
+refs/heads/master: a6eb3c9f73deaa318f17a19c7ad012b3ebe750c3
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c b/trunk/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
index eac950924497..1ae0d1dbbdb4 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
@@ -385,9 +385,10 @@ qla2x00_start_scsi(srb_t *sp)
 		else
 			req->cnt = req->length -
 			    (req->ring_index - cnt);
+		/* If still no head room then bail out */
+		if (req->cnt < (req_cnt + 2))
+			goto queuing_error;
 	}
-	if (req->cnt < (req_cnt + 2))
-		goto queuing_error;
 
 	/* Build command packet */
 	req->current_outstanding_cmd = handle;
@@ -1502,9 +1503,9 @@ qla24xx_start_scsi(srb_t *sp)
 		else
 			req->cnt = req->length -
 				(req->ring_index - cnt);
+		if (req->cnt < (req_cnt + 2))
+			goto queuing_error;
 	}
-	if (req->cnt < (req_cnt + 2))
-		goto queuing_error;
 
 	/* Build command packet. */
 	req->current_outstanding_cmd = handle;
@@ -1717,11 +1718,10 @@ qla24xx_dif_start_scsi(srb_t *sp)
 		else
 			req->cnt = req->length -
 				(req->ring_index - cnt);
+		if (req->cnt < (req_cnt + 2))
+			goto queuing_error;
 	}
 
-	if (req->cnt < (req_cnt + 2))
-		goto queuing_error;
-
 	status |= QDSS_GOT_Q_SPACE;
 
 	/* Build header part of command packet (excluding the OPCODE). */
@@ -2343,11 +2343,10 @@ qla82xx_start_scsi(srb_t *sp)
 			else
 				req->cnt = req->length -
 					(req->ring_index - cnt);
+			if (req->cnt < (req_cnt + 2))
+				goto queuing_error;
 		}
 
-		if (req->cnt < (req_cnt + 2))
-			goto queuing_error;
-
 		ctx = sp->u.scmd.ctx =
 		    mempool_alloc(ha->ctx_mempool, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!ctx) {