diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
index a853c5497af6..ffdecb12d654 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ static long tw_chrdev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long a
 	data_buffer_length_adjusted = (data_buffer_length + 511) & ~511;
 
 	/* Now allocate ioctl buf memory */
-	cpu_addr = dma_alloc_coherent(&tw_dev->tw_pci_dev->dev, data_buffer_length_adjusted+sizeof(TW_New_Ioctl) - 1, &dma_handle, GFP_KERNEL);
+	cpu_addr = dma_alloc_coherent(&tw_dev->tw_pci_dev->dev, data_buffer_length_adjusted + sizeof(TW_New_Ioctl), &dma_handle, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (cpu_addr == NULL) {
 		retval = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ static long tw_chrdev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long a
 	tw_ioctl = (TW_New_Ioctl *)cpu_addr;
 
 	/* Now copy down the entire ioctl */
-	if (copy_from_user(tw_ioctl, argp, data_buffer_length + sizeof(TW_New_Ioctl) - 1))
+	if (copy_from_user(tw_ioctl, argp, data_buffer_length + sizeof(TW_New_Ioctl)))
 		goto out2;
 
 	passthru = (TW_Passthru *)&tw_ioctl->firmware_command;
@@ -966,15 +966,15 @@ static long tw_chrdev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long a
 			/* Load the sg list */
 			switch (TW_SGL_OUT(tw_ioctl->firmware_command.opcode__sgloffset)) {
 			case 2:
-				tw_ioctl->firmware_command.byte8.param.sgl[0].address = dma_handle + sizeof(TW_New_Ioctl) - 1;
+				tw_ioctl->firmware_command.byte8.param.sgl[0].address = dma_handle + sizeof(TW_New_Ioctl);
 				tw_ioctl->firmware_command.byte8.param.sgl[0].length = data_buffer_length_adjusted;
 				break;
 			case 3:
-				tw_ioctl->firmware_command.byte8.io.sgl[0].address = dma_handle + sizeof(TW_New_Ioctl) - 1;
+				tw_ioctl->firmware_command.byte8.io.sgl[0].address = dma_handle + sizeof(TW_New_Ioctl);
 				tw_ioctl->firmware_command.byte8.io.sgl[0].length = data_buffer_length_adjusted;
 				break;
 			case 5:
-				passthru->sg_list[0].address = dma_handle + sizeof(TW_New_Ioctl) - 1;
+				passthru->sg_list[0].address = dma_handle + sizeof(TW_New_Ioctl);
 				passthru->sg_list[0].length = data_buffer_length_adjusted;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -1017,12 +1017,12 @@ static long tw_chrdev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long a
 	}
 
 	/* Now copy the response to userspace */
-	if (copy_to_user(argp, tw_ioctl, sizeof(TW_New_Ioctl) + data_buffer_length - 1))
+	if (copy_to_user(argp, tw_ioctl, sizeof(TW_New_Ioctl) + data_buffer_length))
 		goto out2;
 	retval = 0;
 out2:
 	/* Now free ioctl buf memory */
-	dma_free_coherent(&tw_dev->tw_pci_dev->dev, data_buffer_length_adjusted+sizeof(TW_New_Ioctl) - 1, cpu_addr, dma_handle);
+	dma_free_coherent(&tw_dev->tw_pci_dev->dev, data_buffer_length_adjusted + sizeof(TW_New_Ioctl), cpu_addr, dma_handle);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&tw_dev->ioctl_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&tw_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.h b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.h
index e8f3f081b7d8..120a087bdf3c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.h
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ typedef struct TAG_TW_New_Ioctl {
 	unsigned int data_buffer_length;
 	unsigned char padding [508];
 	TW_Command firmware_command;
-	char data_buffer[1];
+	char data_buffer[];
 } TW_New_Ioctl;
 
 /* GetParam descriptor */