diff --git a/drivers/scsi/osst.c b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
index 8dbf1c3..222f7f8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/osst.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
@@ -3587,7 +3587,7 @@
 		if (i == (-ENOSPC)) {
 			transfer = STp->buffer->writing;	/* FIXME -- check this logic */
 			if (transfer <= do_count) {
-				filp->f_pos += do_count - transfer;
+				*ppos += do_count - transfer;
 				count -= do_count - transfer;
 				if (STps->drv_block >= 0) {
 					STps->drv_block += (do_count - transfer) / STp->block_size;
@@ -3625,7 +3625,7 @@
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		filp->f_pos += do_count;
+		*ppos += do_count;
 		b_point += do_count;
 		count -= do_count;
 		if (STps->drv_block >= 0) {
@@ -3647,7 +3647,7 @@
 		if (STps->drv_block >= 0) {
 			STps->drv_block += blks;
 		}
-		filp->f_pos += count;
+		*ppos += count;
 		count = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -3823,7 +3823,7 @@
 			}
 			STp->logical_blk_num += transfer / STp->block_size;
 			STps->drv_block      += transfer / STp->block_size;
-			filp->f_pos          += transfer;
+			*ppos          += transfer;
 			buf                  += transfer;
 			total                += transfer;
 		}