diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
index d602ba6..6824061 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ireq->queue);
+	sg_init_table(ireq->sg_table, I2O_MAX_PHYS_SEGMENTS);
 
 	return ireq;
 };