diff --git a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
index 2b8595b7ad45..b529ae8e8fff 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
@@ -1601,26 +1601,24 @@ static int storvsc_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct scsi_cmnd *scmnd)
 	vm_srb = &cmd_request->vstor_packet.vm_srb;
 	vm_srb->win8_extension.time_out_value = 60;
 
+	vm_srb->win8_extension.srb_flags |=
+		(SRB_FLAGS_QUEUE_ACTION_ENABLE |
+		SRB_FLAGS_DISABLE_SYNCH_TRANSFER);
 
 	/* Build the SRB */
 	switch (scmnd->sc_data_direction) {
 	case DMA_TO_DEVICE:
 		vm_srb->data_in = WRITE_TYPE;
 		vm_srb->win8_extension.srb_flags |= SRB_FLAGS_DATA_OUT;
-		vm_srb->win8_extension.srb_flags |=
-			(SRB_FLAGS_QUEUE_ACTION_ENABLE |
-			SRB_FLAGS_DISABLE_SYNCH_TRANSFER);
 		break;
 	case DMA_FROM_DEVICE:
 		vm_srb->data_in = READ_TYPE;
 		vm_srb->win8_extension.srb_flags |= SRB_FLAGS_DATA_IN;
-		vm_srb->win8_extension.srb_flags |=
-			(SRB_FLAGS_QUEUE_ACTION_ENABLE |
-			SRB_FLAGS_DISABLE_SYNCH_TRANSFER);
 		break;
 	default:
 		vm_srb->data_in = UNKNOWN_TYPE;
-		vm_srb->win8_extension.srb_flags = 0;
+		vm_srb->win8_extension.srb_flags |= (SRB_FLAGS_DATA_IN |
+						     SRB_FLAGS_DATA_OUT);
 		break;
 	}