diff --git a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
index 7c0d069a3158..e1fc6f5b9612 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
@@ -5484,10 +5484,10 @@ static int pqi_raid_submit_scsi_cmd_with_io_request(
 	}
 
 	switch (scmd->sc_data_direction) {
-	case DMA_TO_DEVICE:
+	case DMA_FROM_DEVICE:
 		request->data_direction = SOP_READ_FLAG;
 		break;
-	case DMA_FROM_DEVICE:
+	case DMA_TO_DEVICE:
 		request->data_direction = SOP_WRITE_FLAG;
 		break;
 	case DMA_NONE: