diff --git a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c
index 50970ca6a..50566bc48 100644
--- a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c
+++ b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c
@@ -2008,8 +2008,8 @@ static int srpt_create_ch_ib(struct srpt_rdma_ch *ch)
 	qp_init->sq_sig_type = IB_SIGNAL_REQ_WR;
 	qp_init->qp_type = IB_QPT_RC;
 	qp_init->cap.max_send_wr = srpt_sq_size;
-	ch->max_sge = sdev->dev_attr.max_sge - 2;
-	BUG_ON(ch->max_sge <= 2);
+	ch->max_sge = sdev->dev_attr.max_sge - 3;
+	BUG_ON(ch->max_sge < 1);
 	qp_init->cap.max_send_sge = ch->max_sge;
 
 	ch->qp = ib_create_qp(sdev->pd, qp_init);