diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.c b/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.c
index f47da8ba5..6f6833ac1 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.c
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.c
@@ -2138,7 +2138,7 @@ void cmnd_tx_start(struct iscsi_cmnd *cmnd)
 
 	set_cork(conn->sock, 1);
 
-	conn->write_iop = (void __force __user *)(conn->write_iov);
+	conn->write_iop = conn->write_iov;
 	conn->write_iop->iov_base = (void __force __user *)(&cmnd->pdu.bhs);
 	conn->write_iop->iov_len = sizeof(cmnd->pdu.bhs);
 	conn->write_iop_used = 1;
diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.h b/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.h
index e4d7ac2f2..52693c324 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.h
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.h
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ struct iscsi_conn {
 	 * thread.
 	 */
 	struct iscsi_cmnd *write_cmnd;
-	struct iovec __user *write_iop;
+	struct iovec *write_iop;
 	int write_iop_used;
 	struct iovec write_iov[2];
 	u32 write_size;
diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/nthread.c b/iscsi-scst/kernel/nthread.c
index cc1c3bb7d..6e151c49d 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/nthread.c
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/nthread.c
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ static int write_data(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 	struct iscsi_cmnd *write_cmnd = conn->write_cmnd;
 	struct iscsi_cmnd *ref_cmd;
 	struct scatterlist *sg;
-	struct iovec __user *iop;
+	struct iovec *iop;
 	int saved_size, size, sendsize;
 	int offset, idx, sg_offset;
 	int flags, res, count;