diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
index 7b082157eb79..99d2930b18c8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static void sci_io_request_build_ssp_command_iu(struct isci_request *ireq)
 	cmd_iu->_r_c = 0;
 
 	sci_swab32_cpy(&cmd_iu->cdb, task->ssp_task.cmd->cmnd,
-		       task->ssp_task.cmd->cmd_len / sizeof(u32));
+		       (task->ssp_task.cmd->cmd_len+3) / sizeof(u32));
 }
 
 static void sci_task_request_build_ssp_task_iu(struct isci_request *ireq)