diff --git a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
index fe0535affc14..4ef44fafe6ca 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
@@ -149,12 +149,10 @@ static inline void initialize_SCp(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 
 	if (scsi_bufflen(cmd)) {
 		cmd->SCp.buffer = scsi_sglist(cmd);
-		cmd->SCp.buffers_residual = scsi_sg_count(cmd) - 1;
 		cmd->SCp.ptr = sg_virt(cmd->SCp.buffer);
 		cmd->SCp.this_residual = cmd->SCp.buffer->length;
 	} else {
 		cmd->SCp.buffer = NULL;
-		cmd->SCp.buffers_residual = 0;
 		cmd->SCp.ptr = NULL;
 		cmd->SCp.this_residual = 0;
 	}
@@ -163,6 +161,17 @@ static inline void initialize_SCp(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	cmd->SCp.Message = 0;
 }
 
+static inline void advance_sg_buffer(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
+{
+	struct scatterlist *s = cmd->SCp.buffer;
+
+	if (!cmd->SCp.this_residual && s && !sg_is_last(s)) {
+		cmd->SCp.buffer = sg_next(s);
+		cmd->SCp.ptr = sg_virt(cmd->SCp.buffer);
+		cmd->SCp.this_residual = cmd->SCp.buffer->length;
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * NCR5380_poll_politely2 - wait for two chip register values
  * @hostdata: host private data
@@ -1672,12 +1681,7 @@ static void NCR5380_information_transfer(struct Scsi_Host *instance)
 			    sun3_dma_setup_done != cmd) {
 				int count;
 
-				if (!cmd->SCp.this_residual && cmd->SCp.buffers_residual) {
-					++cmd->SCp.buffer;
-					--cmd->SCp.buffers_residual;
-					cmd->SCp.this_residual = cmd->SCp.buffer->length;
-					cmd->SCp.ptr = sg_virt(cmd->SCp.buffer);
-				}
+				advance_sg_buffer(cmd);
 
 				count = sun3scsi_dma_xfer_len(hostdata, cmd);
 
@@ -1727,15 +1731,11 @@ static void NCR5380_information_transfer(struct Scsi_Host *instance)
 				 * scatter-gather list, move onto the next one.
 				 */
 
-				if (!cmd->SCp.this_residual && cmd->SCp.buffers_residual) {
-					++cmd->SCp.buffer;
-					--cmd->SCp.buffers_residual;
-					cmd->SCp.this_residual = cmd->SCp.buffer->length;
-					cmd->SCp.ptr = sg_virt(cmd->SCp.buffer);
-					dsprintk(NDEBUG_INFORMATION, instance, "%d bytes and %d buffers left\n",
-					         cmd->SCp.this_residual,
-					         cmd->SCp.buffers_residual);
-				}
+				advance_sg_buffer(cmd);
+				dsprintk(NDEBUG_INFORMATION, instance,
+					"this residual %d, sg ents %d\n",
+					cmd->SCp.this_residual,
+					sg_nents(cmd->SCp.buffer));
 
 				/*
 				 * The preferred transfer method is going to be
@@ -2136,12 +2136,7 @@ static void NCR5380_reselect(struct Scsi_Host *instance)
 	if (sun3_dma_setup_done != tmp) {
 		int count;
 
-		if (!tmp->SCp.this_residual && tmp->SCp.buffers_residual) {
-			++tmp->SCp.buffer;
-			--tmp->SCp.buffers_residual;
-			tmp->SCp.this_residual = tmp->SCp.buffer->length;
-			tmp->SCp.ptr = sg_virt(tmp->SCp.buffer);
-		}
+		advance_sg_buffer(tmp);
 
 		count = sun3scsi_dma_xfer_len(hostdata, tmp);