diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_iocb.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_iocb.c
index 2742d370d..bdf505aa2 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_iocb.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_iocb.c
@@ -613,7 +613,8 @@ qla24xx_build_scsi_type_6_iocbs(srb_t *sp, struct cmd_type_6 *cmd_pkt,
 	put_unaligned_le32(COMMAND_TYPE_6, &cmd_pkt->entry_type);
 
 	/* No data transfer */
-	if (!scsi_bufflen(cmd) || cmd->sc_data_direction == DMA_NONE) {
+	if (!scsi_bufflen(cmd) || cmd->sc_data_direction == DMA_NONE ||
+	    tot_dsds == 0) {
 		cmd_pkt->byte_count = cpu_to_le32(0);
 		return 0;
 	}