diff --git a/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c b/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
index 64fa92490..a110e968c 100644
--- a/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
+++ b/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
@@ -5116,8 +5116,7 @@ restart:
 					eiv++;
 					eiv_count--;
 				} else {
-					eiv->iov_base =
-					    (uint8_t __force __user *)eiv->iov_base + err;
+					eiv->iov_base += err;
 					eiv->iov_len -= err;
 					break;
 				}