diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c b/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c
index 1dc56f4c89d8..0ab595c0870a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c
@@ -477,13 +477,6 @@ __setup("qla1280=", qla1280_setup);
 #endif
 
 
-/*
- * We use the scsi_pointer structure that's included with each scsi_command
- * to overlay our struct srb over it. qla1280_init() checks that a srb is not
- * bigger than a scsi_pointer.
- */
-
-#define	CMD_SP(Cmnd)		&Cmnd->SCp
 #define	CMD_CDBLEN(Cmnd)	Cmnd->cmd_len
 #define	CMD_CDBP(Cmnd)		Cmnd->cmnd
 #define	CMD_SNSP(Cmnd)		Cmnd->sense_buffer
@@ -693,7 +686,7 @@ static int qla1280_queuecommand_lck(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 {
 	struct Scsi_Host *host = cmd->device->host;
 	struct scsi_qla_host *ha = (struct scsi_qla_host *)host->hostdata;
-	struct srb *sp = (struct srb *)CMD_SP(cmd);
+	struct srb *sp = scsi_cmd_priv(cmd);
 	int status;
 
 	sp->cmd = cmd;
@@ -828,7 +821,7 @@ qla1280_error_action(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, enum action action)
 	ENTER("qla1280_error_action");
 
 	ha = (struct scsi_qla_host *)(CMD_HOST(cmd)->hostdata);
-	sp = (struct srb *)CMD_SP(cmd);
+	sp = scsi_cmd_priv(cmd);
 	bus = SCSI_BUS_32(cmd);
 	target = SCSI_TCN_32(cmd);
 	lun = SCSI_LUN_32(cmd);
@@ -3959,7 +3952,7 @@ __qla1280_print_scsi_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	int i;
 	ha = (struct scsi_qla_host *)host->hostdata;
 
-	sp = (struct srb *)CMD_SP(cmd);
+	sp = scsi_cmd_priv(cmd);
 	printk("SCSI Command @= 0x%p, Handle=0x%p\n", cmd, CMD_HANDLE(cmd));
 	printk("  chan=%d, target = 0x%02x, lun = 0x%02x, cmd_len = 0x%02x\n",
 	       SCSI_BUS_32(cmd), SCSI_TCN_32(cmd), SCSI_LUN_32(cmd),
@@ -3979,7 +3972,6 @@ __qla1280_print_scsi_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	   } */
 	printk("  tag=%d, transfersize=0x%x \n",
 	       scsi_cmd_to_rq(cmd)->tag, cmd->transfersize);
-	printk("  SP=0x%p\n", CMD_SP(cmd));
 	printk(" underflow size = 0x%x, direction=0x%x\n",
 	       cmd->underflow, cmd->sc_data_direction);
 }
@@ -4139,6 +4131,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template qla1280_driver_template = {
 	.can_queue		= MAX_OUTSTANDING_COMMANDS,
 	.this_id		= -1,
 	.sg_tablesize		= SG_ALL,
+	.cmd_size		= sizeof(struct srb),
 };
 
 
@@ -4351,12 +4344,6 @@ static struct pci_driver qla1280_pci_driver = {
 static int __init
 qla1280_init(void)
 {
-	if (sizeof(struct srb) > sizeof(struct scsi_pointer)) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING
-		       "qla1280: struct srb too big, aborting\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 #ifdef MODULE
 	/*
 	 * If we are called as a module, the qla1280 pointer may not be null
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla1280.h b/drivers/scsi/qla1280.h
index e7820b5bca38..d309e2ca14de 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla1280.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla1280.h
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@
 #define RESPONSE_ENTRY_CNT		63  /* Number of response entries. */
 
 /*
- * SCSI Request Block structure  (sp)  that is placed
- * on cmd->SCp location of every I/O
+ * SCSI Request Block structure (sp) that occurs after each struct scsi_cmnd.
  */
 struct srb {
 	struct list_head list;		/* (8/16) LU queue */