diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/iommu_common.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/iommu_common.c
index 78e8277df655063a05ce374cc0911a27e4a8e96d..b70324e0d83d8979f7aa65857f387fa47ebb63d5 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/iommu_common.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/iommu_common.c
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ unsigned long prepare_sg(struct scatterlist *sg, int nents)
 	dma_sg->dma_address = dent_addr;
 	dma_sg->dma_length = dent_len;
 
+	if (dma_sg != sg) {
+		dma_sg = next_sg(dma_sg);
+		dma_sg->dma_length = 0;
+	}
+
 	return ((unsigned long) dent_addr +
 		(unsigned long) dent_len +
 		(IO_PAGE_SIZE - 1UL)) >> IO_PAGE_SHIFT;