diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c b/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c
index b061927..26ebffc 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c
@@ -796,16 +796,19 @@
 				 struct sil24_sge *sge)
 {
 	struct scatterlist *sg;
+	struct sil24_sge *last_sge = NULL;
 
 	ata_for_each_sg(sg, qc) {
 		sge->addr = cpu_to_le64(sg_dma_address(sg));
 		sge->cnt = cpu_to_le32(sg_dma_len(sg));
-		if (ata_sg_is_last(sg, qc))
-			sge->flags = cpu_to_le32(SGE_TRM);
-		else
-			sge->flags = 0;
+		sge->flags = 0;
+
+		last_sge = sge;
 		sge++;
 	}
+
+	if (likely(last_sge))
+		last_sge->flags = cpu_to_le32(SGE_TRM);
 }
 
 static int sil24_qc_defer(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)