diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
index a1a035270cab..71268d61d2b8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
@@ -182,15 +182,15 @@ isert_alloc_rx_descriptors(struct isert_conn *isert_conn)
 	rx_desc = isert_conn->rx_descs;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ISERT_QP_MAX_RECV_DTOS; i++, rx_desc++)  {
-		dma_addr = ib_dma_map_single(ib_dev, (void *)rx_desc,
-					ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+		dma_addr = ib_dma_map_single(ib_dev, rx_desc->buf,
+					ISER_RX_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 		if (ib_dma_mapping_error(ib_dev, dma_addr))
 			goto dma_map_fail;
 
 		rx_desc->dma_addr = dma_addr;
 
 		rx_sg = &rx_desc->rx_sg;
-		rx_sg->addr = rx_desc->dma_addr;
+		rx_sg->addr = rx_desc->dma_addr + isert_get_hdr_offset(rx_desc);
 		rx_sg->length = ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE;
 		rx_sg->lkey = device->pd->local_dma_lkey;
 		rx_desc->rx_cqe.done = isert_recv_done;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ dma_map_fail:
 	rx_desc = isert_conn->rx_descs;
 	for (j = 0; j < i; j++, rx_desc++) {
 		ib_dma_unmap_single(ib_dev, rx_desc->dma_addr,
-				    ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+				    ISER_RX_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 	}
 	kfree(isert_conn->rx_descs);
 	isert_conn->rx_descs = NULL;
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ isert_free_rx_descriptors(struct isert_conn *isert_conn)
 	rx_desc = isert_conn->rx_descs;
 	for (i = 0; i < ISERT_QP_MAX_RECV_DTOS; i++, rx_desc++)  {
 		ib_dma_unmap_single(ib_dev, rx_desc->dma_addr,
-				    ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+				    ISER_RX_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 	}
 
 	kfree(isert_conn->rx_descs);
@@ -408,10 +408,9 @@ isert_free_login_buf(struct isert_conn *isert_conn)
 			    ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	kfree(isert_conn->login_rsp_buf);
 
-	ib_dma_unmap_single(ib_dev, isert_conn->login_req_dma,
-			    ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE,
-			    DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-	kfree(isert_conn->login_req_buf);
+	ib_dma_unmap_single(ib_dev, isert_conn->login_desc->dma_addr,
+			    ISER_RX_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	kfree(isert_conn->login_desc);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -420,25 +419,25 @@ isert_alloc_login_buf(struct isert_conn *isert_conn,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	isert_conn->login_req_buf = kzalloc(sizeof(*isert_conn->login_req_buf),
+	isert_conn->login_desc = kzalloc(sizeof(*isert_conn->login_desc),
 			GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!isert_conn->login_req_buf)
+	if (!isert_conn->login_desc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	isert_conn->login_req_dma = ib_dma_map_single(ib_dev,
-				isert_conn->login_req_buf,
-				ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-	ret = ib_dma_mapping_error(ib_dev, isert_conn->login_req_dma);
+	isert_conn->login_desc->dma_addr = ib_dma_map_single(ib_dev,
+				isert_conn->login_desc->buf,
+				ISER_RX_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	ret = ib_dma_mapping_error(ib_dev, isert_conn->login_desc->dma_addr);
 	if (ret) {
-		isert_err("login_req_dma mapping error: %d\n", ret);
-		isert_conn->login_req_dma = 0;
-		goto out_free_login_req_buf;
+		isert_err("login_desc dma mapping error: %d\n", ret);
+		isert_conn->login_desc->dma_addr = 0;
+		goto out_free_login_desc;
 	}
 
 	isert_conn->login_rsp_buf = kzalloc(ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!isert_conn->login_rsp_buf) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out_unmap_login_req_buf;
+		goto out_unmap_login_desc;
 	}
 
 	isert_conn->login_rsp_dma = ib_dma_map_single(ib_dev,
@@ -455,11 +454,11 @@ isert_alloc_login_buf(struct isert_conn *isert_conn,
 
 out_free_login_rsp_buf:
 	kfree(isert_conn->login_rsp_buf);
-out_unmap_login_req_buf:
-	ib_dma_unmap_single(ib_dev, isert_conn->login_req_dma,
-			    ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-out_free_login_req_buf:
-	kfree(isert_conn->login_req_buf);
+out_unmap_login_desc:
+	ib_dma_unmap_single(ib_dev, isert_conn->login_desc->dma_addr,
+			    ISER_RX_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+out_free_login_desc:
+	kfree(isert_conn->login_desc);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -578,7 +577,7 @@ isert_connect_release(struct isert_conn *isert_conn)
 		ib_destroy_qp(isert_conn->qp);
 	}
 
-	if (isert_conn->login_req_buf)
+	if (isert_conn->login_desc)
 		isert_free_login_buf(isert_conn);
 
 	isert_device_put(device);
@@ -964,17 +963,18 @@ isert_login_post_recv(struct isert_conn *isert_conn)
 	int ret;
 
 	memset(&sge, 0, sizeof(struct ib_sge));
-	sge.addr = isert_conn->login_req_dma;
+	sge.addr = isert_conn->login_desc->dma_addr +
+		isert_get_hdr_offset(isert_conn->login_desc);
 	sge.length = ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE;
 	sge.lkey = isert_conn->device->pd->local_dma_lkey;
 
 	isert_dbg("Setup sge: addr: %llx length: %d 0x%08x\n",
 		sge.addr, sge.length, sge.lkey);
 
-	isert_conn->login_req_buf->rx_cqe.done = isert_login_recv_done;
+	isert_conn->login_desc->rx_cqe.done = isert_login_recv_done;
 
 	memset(&rx_wr, 0, sizeof(struct ib_recv_wr));
-	rx_wr.wr_cqe = &isert_conn->login_req_buf->rx_cqe;
+	rx_wr.wr_cqe = &isert_conn->login_desc->rx_cqe;
 	rx_wr.sg_list = &sge;
 	rx_wr.num_sge = 1;
 
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ post_send:
 static void
 isert_rx_login_req(struct isert_conn *isert_conn)
 {
-	struct iser_rx_desc *rx_desc = isert_conn->login_req_buf;
+	struct iser_rx_desc *rx_desc = isert_conn->login_desc;
 	int rx_buflen = isert_conn->login_req_len;
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn = isert_conn->conn;
 	struct iscsi_login *login = conn->conn_login;
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ isert_rx_login_req(struct isert_conn *isert_conn)
 
 	if (login->first_request) {
 		struct iscsi_login_req *login_req =
-			(struct iscsi_login_req *)&rx_desc->iscsi_header;
+			(struct iscsi_login_req *)isert_get_iscsi_hdr(rx_desc);
 		/*
 		 * Setup the initial iscsi_login values from the leading
 		 * login request PDU.
@@ -1082,13 +1082,13 @@ isert_rx_login_req(struct isert_conn *isert_conn)
 		login->tsih		= be16_to_cpu(login_req->tsih);
 	}
 
-	memcpy(&login->req[0], (void *)&rx_desc->iscsi_header, ISCSI_HDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(&login->req[0], isert_get_iscsi_hdr(rx_desc), ISCSI_HDR_LEN);
 
 	size = min(rx_buflen, MAX_KEY_VALUE_PAIRS);
 	isert_dbg("Using login payload size: %d, rx_buflen: %d "
 		  "MAX_KEY_VALUE_PAIRS: %d\n", size, rx_buflen,
 		  MAX_KEY_VALUE_PAIRS);
-	memcpy(login->req_buf, &rx_desc->data[0], size);
+	memcpy(login->req_buf, isert_get_data(rx_desc), size);
 
 	if (login->first_request) {
 		complete(&isert_conn->login_comp);
@@ -1153,14 +1153,15 @@ isert_handle_scsi_cmd(struct isert_conn *isert_conn,
 	if (imm_data_len != data_len) {
 		sg_nents = max(1UL, DIV_ROUND_UP(imm_data_len, PAGE_SIZE));
 		sg_copy_from_buffer(cmd->se_cmd.t_data_sg, sg_nents,
-				    &rx_desc->data[0], imm_data_len);
+				    isert_get_data(rx_desc), imm_data_len);
 		isert_dbg("Copy Immediate sg_nents: %u imm_data_len: %d\n",
 			  sg_nents, imm_data_len);
 	} else {
 		sg_init_table(&isert_cmd->sg, 1);
 		cmd->se_cmd.t_data_sg = &isert_cmd->sg;
 		cmd->se_cmd.t_data_nents = 1;
-		sg_set_buf(&isert_cmd->sg, &rx_desc->data[0], imm_data_len);
+		sg_set_buf(&isert_cmd->sg, isert_get_data(rx_desc),
+				imm_data_len);
 		isert_dbg("Transfer Immediate imm_data_len: %d\n",
 			  imm_data_len);
 	}
@@ -1229,9 +1230,9 @@ isert_handle_iscsi_dataout(struct isert_conn *isert_conn,
 	}
 	isert_dbg("Copying DataOut: sg_start: %p, sg_off: %u "
 		  "sg_nents: %u from %p %u\n", sg_start, sg_off,
-		  sg_nents, &rx_desc->data[0], unsol_data_len);
+		  sg_nents, isert_get_data(rx_desc), unsol_data_len);
 
-	sg_copy_from_buffer(sg_start, sg_nents, &rx_desc->data[0],
+	sg_copy_from_buffer(sg_start, sg_nents, isert_get_data(rx_desc),
 			    unsol_data_len);
 
 	rc = iscsit_check_dataout_payload(cmd, hdr, false);
@@ -1290,7 +1291,7 @@ isert_handle_text_cmd(struct isert_conn *isert_conn, struct isert_cmd *isert_cmd
 	}
 	cmd->text_in_ptr = text_in;
 
-	memcpy(cmd->text_in_ptr, &rx_desc->data[0], payload_length);
+	memcpy(cmd->text_in_ptr, isert_get_data(rx_desc), payload_length);
 
 	return iscsit_process_text_cmd(conn, cmd, hdr);
 }
@@ -1300,7 +1301,7 @@ isert_rx_opcode(struct isert_conn *isert_conn, struct iser_rx_desc *rx_desc,
 		uint32_t read_stag, uint64_t read_va,
 		uint32_t write_stag, uint64_t write_va)
 {
-	struct iscsi_hdr *hdr = &rx_desc->iscsi_header;
+	struct iscsi_hdr *hdr = isert_get_iscsi_hdr(rx_desc);
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn = isert_conn->conn;
 	struct iscsi_cmd *cmd;
 	struct isert_cmd *isert_cmd;
@@ -1398,8 +1399,8 @@ isert_recv_done(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc)
 	struct isert_conn *isert_conn = wc->qp->qp_context;
 	struct ib_device *ib_dev = isert_conn->cm_id->device;
 	struct iser_rx_desc *rx_desc = cqe_to_rx_desc(wc->wr_cqe);
-	struct iscsi_hdr *hdr = &rx_desc->iscsi_header;
-	struct iser_ctrl *iser_ctrl = &rx_desc->iser_header;
+	struct iscsi_hdr *hdr = isert_get_iscsi_hdr(rx_desc);
+	struct iser_ctrl *iser_ctrl = isert_get_iser_hdr(rx_desc);
 	uint64_t read_va = 0, write_va = 0;
 	uint32_t read_stag = 0, write_stag = 0;
 
@@ -1413,7 +1414,7 @@ isert_recv_done(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc)
 	rx_desc->in_use = true;
 
 	ib_dma_sync_single_for_cpu(ib_dev, rx_desc->dma_addr,
-			ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+			ISER_RX_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
 	isert_dbg("DMA: 0x%llx, iSCSI opcode: 0x%02x, ITT: 0x%08x, flags: 0x%02x dlen: %d\n",
 		 rx_desc->dma_addr, hdr->opcode, hdr->itt, hdr->flags,
@@ -1448,7 +1449,7 @@ isert_recv_done(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc)
 			read_stag, read_va, write_stag, write_va);
 
 	ib_dma_sync_single_for_device(ib_dev, rx_desc->dma_addr,
-			ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+			ISER_RX_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1462,8 +1463,8 @@ isert_login_recv_done(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ib_dma_sync_single_for_cpu(ib_dev, isert_conn->login_req_dma,
-			ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	ib_dma_sync_single_for_cpu(ib_dev, isert_conn->login_desc->dma_addr,
+			ISER_RX_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
 	isert_conn->login_req_len = wc->byte_len - ISER_HEADERS_LEN;
 
@@ -1478,8 +1479,8 @@ isert_login_recv_done(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc)
 	complete(&isert_conn->login_req_comp);
 	mutex_unlock(&isert_conn->mutex);
 
-	ib_dma_sync_single_for_device(ib_dev, isert_conn->login_req_dma,
-				ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	ib_dma_sync_single_for_device(ib_dev, isert_conn->login_desc->dma_addr,
+				ISER_RX_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.h
index 3b296bac4f60..d267a6d60d87 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.h
@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@
 				ISERT_MAX_TX_MISC_PDUS	+ \
 				ISERT_MAX_RX_MISC_PDUS)
 
-#define ISER_RX_PAD_SIZE	(ISCSI_DEF_MAX_RECV_SEG_LEN + 4096 - \
-		(ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE + sizeof(u64) + sizeof(struct ib_sge) + \
-		 sizeof(struct ib_cqe) + sizeof(bool)))
+/*
+ * RX size is default of 8k plus headers, but data needs to align to
+ * 512 boundary, so use 1024 to have the extra space for alignment.
+ */
+#define ISER_RX_SIZE		(ISCSI_DEF_MAX_RECV_SEG_LEN + 1024)
 
 #define ISCSI_ISER_SG_TABLESIZE		256
 
@@ -80,21 +82,41 @@ enum iser_conn_state {
 };
 
 struct iser_rx_desc {
-	struct iser_ctrl iser_header;
-	struct iscsi_hdr iscsi_header;
-	char		data[ISCSI_DEF_MAX_RECV_SEG_LEN];
+	char		buf[ISER_RX_SIZE];
 	u64		dma_addr;
 	struct ib_sge	rx_sg;
 	struct ib_cqe	rx_cqe;
 	bool		in_use;
-	char		pad[ISER_RX_PAD_SIZE];
-} __packed;
+};
 
 static inline struct iser_rx_desc *cqe_to_rx_desc(struct ib_cqe *cqe)
 {
 	return container_of(cqe, struct iser_rx_desc, rx_cqe);
 }
 
+static void *isert_get_iser_hdr(struct iser_rx_desc *desc)
+{
+	return PTR_ALIGN(desc->buf + ISER_HEADERS_LEN, 512) - ISER_HEADERS_LEN;
+}
+
+static size_t isert_get_hdr_offset(struct iser_rx_desc *desc)
+{
+	return isert_get_iser_hdr(desc) - (void *)desc->buf;
+}
+
+static void *isert_get_iscsi_hdr(struct iser_rx_desc *desc)
+{
+	return isert_get_iser_hdr(desc) + sizeof(struct iser_ctrl);
+}
+
+static void *isert_get_data(struct iser_rx_desc *desc)
+{
+	void *data = isert_get_iser_hdr(desc) + ISER_HEADERS_LEN;
+
+	WARN_ON((uintptr_t)data & 511);
+	return data;
+}
+
 struct iser_tx_desc {
 	struct iser_ctrl iser_header;
 	struct iscsi_hdr iscsi_header;
@@ -141,9 +163,8 @@ struct isert_conn {
 	u32			responder_resources;
 	u32			initiator_depth;
 	bool			pi_support;
-	struct iser_rx_desc	*login_req_buf;
+	struct iser_rx_desc	*login_desc;
 	char			*login_rsp_buf;
-	u64			login_req_dma;
 	int			login_req_len;
 	u64			login_rsp_dma;
 	struct iser_rx_desc	*rx_descs;