diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c
index 70178a8940b23b8c75bd8f1b6a5fcd867354ebc8..6029509702d35e02b92f76fc1546007c39ee5299 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c
@@ -1774,7 +1774,10 @@ mptctl_do_mpt_command (struct mpt_ioctl_command karg, void __user *mfPtr)
 	ulong 		timeout;
 	struct scsi_device *sdev;
 
+	/* bufIn and bufOut are used for user to kernel space transfers
+	 */
 	bufIn.kptr = bufOut.kptr = NULL;
+	bufIn.len = bufOut.len = 0;
 
 	if (((iocnum = mpt_verify_adapter(karg.hdr.iocnum, &ioc)) < 0) ||
 	    (ioc == NULL)) {
@@ -2108,11 +2111,6 @@ mptctl_do_mpt_command (struct mpt_ioctl_command karg, void __user *mfPtr)
 	psge = (char *) (((int *) mf) + karg.dataSgeOffset);
 	flagsLength = 0;
 
-	/* bufIn and bufOut are used for user to kernel space transfers
-	 */
-	bufIn.kptr = bufOut.kptr = NULL;
-	bufIn.len = bufOut.len = 0;
-
 	if (karg.dataOutSize > 0)
 		sgSize ++;