diff --git a/qla2x00t/qla_gs.c b/qla2x00t/qla_gs.c
index 71fc63bf4..bd7a2cc13 100644
--- a/qla2x00t/qla_gs.c
+++ b/qla2x00t/qla_gs.c
@@ -1838,18 +1838,17 @@ qla24xx_prep_ms_fm_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint32_t req_size,
 
 
 static inline struct ct_sns_req *
-qla24xx_prep_ct_fm_req(struct ct_sns_req *ct_req, uint16_t cmd,
-    uint16_t rsp_size)
+qla24xx_prep_ct_fm_req(struct ct_sns_pkt *p, uint16_t cmd, uint16_t rsp_size)
 {
-	memset(ct_req, 0, sizeof(struct ct_sns_pkt));
+	memset(p, 0, sizeof(struct ct_sns_pkt));
 
-	ct_req->header.revision = 0x01;
-	ct_req->header.gs_type = 0xFA;
-	ct_req->header.gs_subtype = 0x01;
-	ct_req->command = cpu_to_be16(cmd);
-	ct_req->max_rsp_size = cpu_to_be16((rsp_size - 16) / 4);
+	p->p.req.header.revision = 0x01;
+	p->p.req.header.gs_type = 0xFA;
+	p->p.req.header.gs_subtype = 0x01;
+	p->p.req.command = cpu_to_be16(cmd);
+	p->p.req.max_rsp_size = cpu_to_be16((rsp_size - 16) / 4);
 
-	return ct_req;
+	return &p->p.req;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1885,8 +1884,8 @@ qla2x00_gpsc(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, sw_info_t *list)
 		    GPSC_RSP_SIZE);
 
 		/* Prepare CT request */
-		ct_req = qla24xx_prep_ct_fm_req(&ha->ct_sns->p.req,
-		    GPSC_CMD, GPSC_RSP_SIZE);
+		ct_req = qla24xx_prep_ct_fm_req(ha->ct_sns, GPSC_CMD,
+						GPSC_RSP_SIZE);
 		ct_rsp = &ha->ct_sns->p.rsp;
 
 		/* Prepare CT arguments -- port_name */