diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sg.c b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
index 2a54753..5a0a193 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
@@ -2162,7 +2162,7 @@
 
 	srp->res_used = 1;
 	SCSI_LOG_TIMEOUT(4, printk("sg_link_reserve: size=%d\n", size));
-	rem = size = (size + 1) & (~1);	/* round to even for aha1542 */
+	rem = size;
 
 	for (k = 0; k < rsv_schp->k_use_sg; ++k, ++sg) {
 		num = sg->length;