diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sg.c b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
index 4b22a5ebb0ec..1f17227065aa 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
@@ -770,8 +770,11 @@ static bool sg_is_valid_dxfer(sg_io_hdr_t *hp)
 			return false;
 		return true;
 	case SG_DXFER_FROM_DEV:
-		if (hp->dxfer_len < 0)
-			return false;
+		/*
+		 * for SG_DXFER_FROM_DEV we always set dxfer_len to > 0. dxferp
+		 * can either be NULL or != NULL so there's no point in checking
+		 * it either. So just return true.
+		 */
 		return true;
 	case SG_DXFER_TO_DEV:
 	case SG_DXFER_TO_FROM_DEV: