diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index ad13ae11e2e6..72b588d65562 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -2351,31 +2351,24 @@ static int ipr_copy_ucode_buffer(struct ipr_sglist *sglist,
 }
 
 /**
- * ipr_map_ucode_buffer - Map a microcode download buffer
+ * ipr_build_ucode_ioadl - Build a microcode download IOADL
  * @ipr_cmd:	ipr command struct
  * @sglist:		scatter/gather list
- * @len:		total length of download buffer
  *
- * Maps a microcode download scatter/gather list for DMA and
- * builds the IOADL.
+ * Builds a microcode download IOA data list (IOADL).
  *
- * Return value:
- * 	0 on success / -EIO on failure
  **/
-static int ipr_map_ucode_buffer(struct ipr_cmnd *ipr_cmd,
-				struct ipr_sglist *sglist, int len)
+static void ipr_build_ucode_ioadl(struct ipr_cmnd *ipr_cmd,
+				  struct ipr_sglist *sglist)
 {
-	struct ipr_ioa_cfg *ioa_cfg = ipr_cmd->ioa_cfg;
 	struct ipr_ioarcb *ioarcb = &ipr_cmd->ioarcb;
 	struct ipr_ioadl_desc *ioadl = ipr_cmd->ioadl;
 	struct scatterlist *scatterlist = sglist->scatterlist;
 	int i;
 
-	ipr_cmd->dma_use_sg = pci_map_sg(ioa_cfg->pdev, scatterlist,
-					 sglist->num_sg, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-
+	ipr_cmd->dma_use_sg = sglist->num_dma_sg;
 	ioarcb->cmd_pkt.flags_hi |= IPR_FLAGS_HI_WRITE_NOT_READ;
-	ioarcb->write_data_transfer_length = cpu_to_be32(len);
+	ioarcb->write_data_transfer_length = cpu_to_be32(sglist->buffer_len);
 	ioarcb->write_ioadl_len =
 		cpu_to_be32(sizeof(struct ipr_ioadl_desc) * ipr_cmd->dma_use_sg);
 
@@ -2386,15 +2379,52 @@ static int ipr_map_ucode_buffer(struct ipr_cmnd *ipr_cmd,
 			cpu_to_be32(sg_dma_address(&scatterlist[i]));
 	}
 
-	if (likely(ipr_cmd->dma_use_sg)) {
-		ioadl[i-1].flags_and_data_len |=
-			cpu_to_be32(IPR_IOADL_FLAGS_LAST);
-	}
-	else {
-		dev_err(&ioa_cfg->pdev->dev, "pci_map_sg failed!\n");
+	ioadl[i-1].flags_and_data_len |=
+		cpu_to_be32(IPR_IOADL_FLAGS_LAST);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ipr_update_ioa_ucode - Update IOA's microcode
+ * @ioa_cfg:	ioa config struct
+ * @sglist:		scatter/gather list
+ *
+ * Initiate an adapter reset to update the IOA's microcode
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ * 	0 on success / -EIO on failure
+ **/
+static int ipr_update_ioa_ucode(struct ipr_ioa_cfg *ioa_cfg,
+				struct ipr_sglist *sglist)
+{
+	unsigned long lock_flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, lock_flags);
+
+	if (ioa_cfg->ucode_sglist) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, lock_flags);
+		dev_err(&ioa_cfg->pdev->dev,
+			"Microcode download already in progress\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	sglist->num_dma_sg = pci_map_sg(ioa_cfg->pdev, sglist->scatterlist,
+					sglist->num_sg, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+
+	if (!sglist->num_dma_sg) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, lock_flags);
+		dev_err(&ioa_cfg->pdev->dev,
+			"Failed to map microcode download buffer!\n");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	ioa_cfg->ucode_sglist = sglist;
+	ipr_initiate_ioa_reset(ioa_cfg, IPR_SHUTDOWN_NORMAL);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, lock_flags);
+	wait_event(ioa_cfg->reset_wait_q, !ioa_cfg->in_reset_reload);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, lock_flags);
+	ioa_cfg->ucode_sglist = NULL;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, lock_flags);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2417,7 +2447,6 @@ static ssize_t ipr_store_update_fw(struct class_device *class_dev,
 	struct ipr_ucode_image_header *image_hdr;
 	const struct firmware *fw_entry;
 	struct ipr_sglist *sglist;
-	unsigned long lock_flags;
 	char fname[100];
 	char *src;
 	int len, result, dnld_size;
@@ -2458,35 +2487,17 @@ static ssize_t ipr_store_update_fw(struct class_device *class_dev,
 	if (result) {
 		dev_err(&ioa_cfg->pdev->dev,
 			"Microcode buffer copy to DMA buffer failed\n");
-		ipr_free_ucode_buffer(sglist);
-		release_firmware(fw_entry);
-		return result;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, lock_flags);
-
-	if (ioa_cfg->ucode_sglist) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, lock_flags);
-		dev_err(&ioa_cfg->pdev->dev,
-			"Microcode download already in progress\n");
-		ipr_free_ucode_buffer(sglist);
-		release_firmware(fw_entry);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	ioa_cfg->ucode_sglist = sglist;
-	ipr_initiate_ioa_reset(ioa_cfg, IPR_SHUTDOWN_NORMAL);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, lock_flags);
-	wait_event(ioa_cfg->reset_wait_q, !ioa_cfg->in_reset_reload);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, lock_flags);
-	ioa_cfg->ucode_sglist = NULL;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, lock_flags);
+	result = ipr_update_ioa_ucode(ioa_cfg, sglist);
 
+	if (!result)
+		result = count;
+out:
 	ipr_free_ucode_buffer(sglist);
 	release_firmware(fw_entry);
-
-	return count;
+	return result;
 }
 
 static struct class_device_attribute ipr_update_fw_attr = {
@@ -5291,12 +5302,7 @@ static int ipr_reset_ucode_download(struct ipr_cmnd *ipr_cmd)
 	ipr_cmd->ioarcb.cmd_pkt.cdb[7] = (sglist->buffer_len & 0x00ff00) >> 8;
 	ipr_cmd->ioarcb.cmd_pkt.cdb[8] = sglist->buffer_len & 0x0000ff;
 
-	if (ipr_map_ucode_buffer(ipr_cmd, sglist, sglist->buffer_len)) {
-		dev_err(&ioa_cfg->pdev->dev,
-			"Failed to map microcode download buffer\n");
-		return IPR_RC_JOB_CONTINUE;
-	}
-
+	ipr_build_ucode_ioadl(ipr_cmd, sglist);
 	ipr_cmd->job_step = ipr_reset_ucode_download_done;
 
 	ipr_do_req(ipr_cmd, ipr_reset_ioa_job, ipr_timeout,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.h b/drivers/scsi/ipr.h
index 6d9aef001fe7..1a29eb865b0b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.h
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ struct ipr_trace_entry {
 struct ipr_sglist {
 	u32 order;
 	u32 num_sg;
+	u32 num_dma_sg;
 	u32 buffer_len;
 	struct scatterlist scatterlist[1];
 };