diff --git a/drivers/block/viodasd.c b/drivers/block/viodasd.c
index 9e61fca46117..41ca721d2523 100644
--- a/drivers/block/viodasd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/viodasd.c
@@ -528,8 +528,7 @@ static int block_event_to_scatterlist(const struct vioblocklpevent *bevent,
 		numsg = VIOMAXBLOCKDMA;
 
 	*total_len = 0;
-	memset(sg, 0, sizeof(sg[0]) * VIOMAXBLOCKDMA);
-
+	sg_init_table(sg, VIOMAXBLOCKDMA);
 	for (i = 0; (i < numsg) && (rw_data->dma_info[i].len > 0); ++i) {
 		sg_dma_address(&sg[i]) = rw_data->dma_info[i].token;
 		sg_dma_len(&sg[i]) = rw_data->dma_info[i].len;