diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
index e69161e007dba3c6eb743f8a11183a24cb26ccbb..c996a373837ecbdd2d9d3f0cd034a41394645621 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static int make_rc_ack(struct hfi1_ibdev *dev, struct rvt_qp *qp,
 				rvt_get_mr(ps->s_txreq->mr);
 			qp->s_ack_rdma_sge.sge = e->rdma_sge;
 			qp->s_ack_rdma_sge.num_sge = 1;
-			qp->s_cur_sge = &qp->s_ack_rdma_sge;
+			ps->s_txreq->ss = &qp->s_ack_rdma_sge;
 			if (len > pmtu) {
 				len = pmtu;
 				qp->s_ack_state = OP(RDMA_READ_RESPONSE_FIRST);
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static int make_rc_ack(struct hfi1_ibdev *dev, struct rvt_qp *qp,
 			bth2 = mask_psn(qp->s_ack_rdma_psn++);
 		} else {
 			/* COMPARE_SWAP or FETCH_ADD */
-			qp->s_cur_sge = NULL;
+			ps->s_txreq->ss = NULL;
 			len = 0;
 			qp->s_ack_state = OP(ATOMIC_ACKNOWLEDGE);
 			ohdr->u.at.aeth = hfi1_compute_aeth(qp);
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int make_rc_ack(struct hfi1_ibdev *dev, struct rvt_qp *qp,
 		qp->s_ack_state = OP(RDMA_READ_RESPONSE_MIDDLE);
 		/* FALLTHROUGH */
 	case OP(RDMA_READ_RESPONSE_MIDDLE):
-		qp->s_cur_sge = &qp->s_ack_rdma_sge;
+		ps->s_txreq->ss = &qp->s_ack_rdma_sge;
 		ps->s_txreq->mr = qp->s_ack_rdma_sge.sge.mr;
 		if (ps->s_txreq->mr)
 			rvt_get_mr(ps->s_txreq->mr);
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static int make_rc_ack(struct hfi1_ibdev *dev, struct rvt_qp *qp,
 		 */
 		qp->s_ack_state = OP(SEND_ONLY);
 		qp->s_flags &= ~RVT_S_ACK_PENDING;
-		qp->s_cur_sge = NULL;
+		ps->s_txreq->ss = NULL;
 		if (qp->s_nak_state)
 			ohdr->u.aeth =
 				cpu_to_be32((qp->r_msn & HFI1_MSN_MASK) |
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ int hfi1_make_rc_req(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct hfi1_pkt_state *ps)
 	qp->s_len -= len;
 	qp->s_hdrwords = hwords;
 	ps->s_txreq->sde = priv->s_sde;
-	qp->s_cur_sge = ss;
+	ps->s_txreq->ss = ss;
 	ps->s_txreq->s_cur_size = len;
 	hfi1_make_ruc_header(
 		qp,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/uc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/uc.c
index d062c3537f7cc2541fddedebaa28a8e2a52ae872..b141a78ae38b66ce927086bd9a5bc1a3d62db4ab 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/uc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/uc.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ int hfi1_make_uc_req(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct hfi1_pkt_state *ps)
 	qp->s_len -= len;
 	qp->s_hdrwords = hwords;
 	ps->s_txreq->sde = priv->s_sde;
-	qp->s_cur_sge = &qp->s_sge;
+	ps->s_txreq->ss = &qp->s_sge;
 	ps->s_txreq->s_cur_size = len;
 	hfi1_make_ruc_header(qp, ohdr, bth0 | (qp->s_state << 24),
 			     mask_psn(qp->s_psn++), middle, ps);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/ud.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/ud.c
index d742ac1af9477f0fae1166f0563db039a6a473eb..c071955c0272ebfd2126a0490c00cd4a13e1d3f1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/ud.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/ud.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ int hfi1_make_ud_req(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct hfi1_pkt_state *ps)
 	/* header size in 32-bit words LRH+BTH+DETH = (8+12+8)/4. */
 	qp->s_hdrwords = 7;
 	ps->s_txreq->s_cur_size = wqe->length;
-	qp->s_cur_sge = &qp->s_sge;
+	ps->s_txreq->ss = &qp->s_sge;
 	qp->s_srate = ah_attr->static_rate;
 	qp->srate_mbps = ib_rate_to_mbps(qp->s_srate);
 	qp->s_wqe = wqe;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs.c
index 65f2f1d76fc8b27d172310ab50a46dd94f93caf0..3b7bfd817647666ec28357668d31e4ded536e3e6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs.c
@@ -790,10 +790,10 @@ static int wait_kmem(struct hfi1_ibdev *dev,
  */
 static noinline int build_verbs_ulp_payload(
 	struct sdma_engine *sde,
-	struct rvt_sge_state *ss,
 	u32 length,
 	struct verbs_txreq *tx)
 {
+	struct rvt_sge_state *ss = tx->ss;
 	struct rvt_sge *sg_list = ss->sg_list;
 	struct rvt_sge sge = ss->sge;
 	u8 num_sge = ss->num_sge;
@@ -837,7 +837,6 @@ static noinline int build_verbs_ulp_payload(
 /* New API */
 static int build_verbs_tx_desc(
 	struct sdma_engine *sde,
-	struct rvt_sge_state *ss,
 	u32 length,
 	struct verbs_txreq *tx,
 	struct hfi1_ahg_info *ahg_info,
@@ -881,9 +880,9 @@ static int build_verbs_tx_desc(
 			goto bail_txadd;
 	}
 
-	/* add the ulp payload - if any.  ss can be NULL for acks */
-	if (ss)
-		ret = build_verbs_ulp_payload(sde, ss, length, tx);
+	/* add the ulp payload - if any. tx->ss can be NULL for acks */
+	if (tx->ss)
+		ret = build_verbs_ulp_payload(sde, length, tx);
 bail_txadd:
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -894,7 +893,6 @@ int hfi1_verbs_send_dma(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct hfi1_pkt_state *ps,
 	struct hfi1_qp_priv *priv = qp->priv;
 	struct hfi1_ahg_info *ahg_info = priv->s_ahg;
 	u32 hdrwords = qp->s_hdrwords;
-	struct rvt_sge_state *ss = qp->s_cur_sge;
 	u32 len = ps->s_txreq->s_cur_size;
 	u32 plen = hdrwords + ((len + 3) >> 2) + 2; /* includes pbc */
 	struct hfi1_ibdev *dev = ps->dev;
@@ -920,7 +918,7 @@ int hfi1_verbs_send_dma(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct hfi1_pkt_state *ps,
 					 plen);
 		}
 		tx->wqe = qp->s_wqe;
-		ret = build_verbs_tx_desc(tx->sde, ss, len, tx, ahg_info, pbc);
+		ret = build_verbs_tx_desc(tx->sde, len, tx, ahg_info, pbc);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
 			goto bail_build;
 	}
@@ -1011,7 +1009,7 @@ int hfi1_verbs_send_pio(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct hfi1_pkt_state *ps,
 {
 	struct hfi1_qp_priv *priv = qp->priv;
 	u32 hdrwords = qp->s_hdrwords;
-	struct rvt_sge_state *ss = qp->s_cur_sge;
+	struct rvt_sge_state *ss = ps->s_txreq->ss;
 	u32 len = ps->s_txreq->s_cur_size;
 	u32 dwords = (len + 3) >> 2;
 	u32 plen = hdrwords + dwords + 2; /* includes pbc */