diff --git a/drivers/scsi/advansys.c b/drivers/scsi/advansys.c
index 81dd092..24e57e7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/advansys.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/advansys.c
@@ -6291,18 +6291,17 @@ static uchar AscGetSynPeriodIndex(ASC_DVC_VAR *asc_dvc, uchar syn_time)
 static uchar
 AscMsgOutSDTR(ASC_DVC_VAR *asc_dvc, uchar sdtr_period, uchar sdtr_offset)
 {
-	EXT_MSG sdtr_buf;
-	uchar sdtr_period_index;
-	PortAddr iop_base;
-
-	iop_base = asc_dvc->iop_base;
-	sdtr_buf.msg_type = EXTENDED_MESSAGE;
-	sdtr_buf.msg_len = MS_SDTR_LEN;
-	sdtr_buf.msg_req = EXTENDED_SDTR;
-	sdtr_buf.xfer_period = sdtr_period;
+	PortAddr iop_base = asc_dvc->iop_base;
+	uchar sdtr_period_index = AscGetSynPeriodIndex(asc_dvc, sdtr_period);
+	EXT_MSG sdtr_buf = {
+		.msg_type = EXTENDED_MESSAGE,
+		.msg_len = MS_SDTR_LEN,
+		.msg_req = EXTENDED_SDTR,
+		.xfer_period = sdtr_period,
+		.req_ack_offset = sdtr_offset,
+	};
 	sdtr_offset &= ASC_SYN_MAX_OFFSET;
-	sdtr_buf.req_ack_offset = sdtr_offset;
-	sdtr_period_index = AscGetSynPeriodIndex(asc_dvc, sdtr_period);
+
 	if (sdtr_period_index <= asc_dvc->max_sdtr_index) {
 		AscMemWordCopyPtrToLram(iop_base, ASCV_MSGOUT_BEG,
 					(uchar *)&sdtr_buf,