diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index b6e03074cb8f..dd098cad337b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -241,10 +241,7 @@ scsi_host_alloc_command(struct Scsi_Host *shost, gfp_t gfp_mask)
  */
 struct scsi_cmnd *__scsi_get_command(struct Scsi_Host *shost, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
-	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd;
-	unsigned char *buf;
-
-	cmd = scsi_host_alloc_command(shost, gfp_mask);
+	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = scsi_host_alloc_command(shost, gfp_mask);
 
 	if (unlikely(!cmd)) {
 		unsigned long flags;
@@ -258,9 +255,15 @@ struct scsi_cmnd *__scsi_get_command(struct Scsi_Host *shost, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&shost->free_list_lock, flags);
 
 		if (cmd) {
+			void *buf, *prot;
+
 			buf = cmd->sense_buffer;
+			prot = cmd->prot_sdb;
+
 			memset(cmd, 0, sizeof(*cmd));
+
 			cmd->sense_buffer = buf;
+			cmd->prot_sdb = prot;
 		}
 	}