diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ppa.c b/drivers/scsi/ppa.c
index 35213082e933..a406cc825426 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ppa.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ppa.c
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ static int ppa_completion(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 		if (cmd->SCp.buffer && !cmd->SCp.this_residual) {
 			/* if scatter/gather, advance to the next segment */
 			if (cmd->SCp.buffers_residual--) {
-				cmd->SCp.buffer++;
+				cmd->SCp.buffer = sg_next(cmd->SCp.buffer);
 				cmd->SCp.this_residual =
 				    cmd->SCp.buffer->length;
 				cmd->SCp.ptr = sg_virt(cmd->SCp.buffer);