diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
index 8d587cb73cb7..29a994f9c4f1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
@@ -1914,7 +1914,6 @@ static int megasas_generic_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 static enum
 blk_eh_timer_return megasas_reset_timer(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 {
-	struct megasas_cmd *cmd = (struct megasas_cmd *)scmd->SCp.ptr;
 	struct megasas_instance *instance;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -1923,7 +1922,7 @@ blk_eh_timer_return megasas_reset_timer(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 		return BLK_EH_NOT_HANDLED;
 	}
 
-	instance = cmd->instance;
+	instance = (struct megasas_instance *)scmd->device->host->hostdata;
 	if (!(instance->flag & MEGASAS_FW_BUSY)) {
 		/* FW is busy, throttle IO */
 		spin_lock_irqsave(instance->host->host_lock, flags);