diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index f802dbce41aea..021cdc4cc2605 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -2341,7 +2341,9 @@ static void atapi_request_sense(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 
 	ata_qc_reinit(qc);
 
-	ata_sg_init_one(qc, cmd->sense_buffer, sizeof(cmd->sense_buffer));
+	/* setup sg table and init transfer direction */
+	sg_init_one(&qc->sgent, cmd->sense_buffer, sizeof(cmd->sense_buffer));
+	ata_sg_init(qc, &qc->sgent, 1);
 	qc->dma_dir = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
 
 	memset(&qc->cdb, 0, qc->dev->cdb_len);