diff --git a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
index e38aebcabb26..70b4868fe2f7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ static int storvsc_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct scsi_cmnd *scmnd)
 
 	length = scsi_bufflen(scmnd);
 	payload = (struct vmbus_packet_mpb_array *)&cmd_request->mpb;
-	payload_sz = sizeof(cmd_request->mpb);
+	payload_sz = 0;
 
 	if (sg_count) {
 		unsigned int hvpgoff = 0;
@@ -1764,10 +1764,10 @@ static int storvsc_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct scsi_cmnd *scmnd)
 		unsigned int hvpg_count = HVPFN_UP(offset_in_hvpg + length);
 		u64 hvpfn;
 
-		if (hvpg_count > MAX_PAGE_BUFFER_COUNT) {
+		payload_sz = (hvpg_count * sizeof(u64) +
+			      sizeof(struct vmbus_packet_mpb_array));
 
-			payload_sz = (hvpg_count * sizeof(u64) +
-				      sizeof(struct vmbus_packet_mpb_array));
+		if (hvpg_count > MAX_PAGE_BUFFER_COUNT) {
 			payload = kzalloc(payload_sz, GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (!payload)
 				return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;