diff --git a/drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c b/drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c
index 3381505c8a6c..72dae92f3cab 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c
@@ -861,6 +861,7 @@ cciss_scsi_detect(int ctlr)
 	sh->n_io_port = 0;	// I don't think we use these two...
 	sh->this_id = SELF_SCSI_ID;  
 	sh->sg_tablesize = hba[ctlr]->maxsgentries;
+	sh->max_cmd_len = MAX_COMMAND_SIZE;
 
 	((struct cciss_scsi_adapter_data_t *) 
 		hba[ctlr]->scsi_ctlr)->scsi_host = sh;