diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
index 2c9d1b796475..611871ef15b5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #ifndef LSI_MEGARAID_SAS_H
 #define LSI_MEGARAID_SAS_H
 
+#include <scsi/scsi_cmnd.h>
+
 /*
  * MegaRAID SAS Driver meta data
  */
@@ -2594,6 +2596,16 @@ struct megasas_cmd {
 	};
 };
 
+struct megasas_cmd_priv {
+	void	*cmd_priv;
+	u8	status;
+};
+
+static inline struct megasas_cmd_priv *megasas_priv(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
+{
+	return scsi_cmd_priv(cmd);
+}
+
 #define MAX_MGMT_ADAPTERS		1024
 #define MAX_IOCTL_SGE			16
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
index 82e1e24257bc..8bf72dbc33b7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
@@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ megasas_build_and_issue_cmd(struct megasas_instance *instance,
 		goto out_return_cmd;
 
 	cmd->scmd = scmd;
-	scmd->SCp.ptr = (char *)cmd;
+	megasas_priv(scmd)->cmd_priv = cmd;
 
 	/*
 	 * Issue the command to the FW
@@ -2992,11 +2992,10 @@ megasas_dump_reg_set(void __iomem *reg_set)
 void
 megasas_dump_fusion_io(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 {
-	struct megasas_cmd_fusion *cmd;
+	struct megasas_cmd_fusion *cmd = megasas_priv(scmd)->cmd_priv;
 	union MEGASAS_REQUEST_DESCRIPTOR_UNION *req_desc;
 	struct megasas_instance *instance;
 
-	cmd = (struct megasas_cmd_fusion *)scmd->SCp.ptr;
 	instance = (struct megasas_instance *)scmd->device->host->hostdata;
 
 	scmd_printk(KERN_INFO, scmd,
@@ -3518,6 +3517,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template megasas_template = {
 	.mq_poll = megasas_blk_mq_poll,
 	.change_queue_depth = scsi_change_queue_depth,
 	.max_segment_size = 0xffffffff,
+	.cmd_size = sizeof(struct megasas_cmd_priv),
 };
 
 /**
@@ -3601,7 +3601,7 @@ megasas_complete_cmd(struct megasas_instance *instance, struct megasas_cmd *cmd,
 	cmd->retry_for_fw_reset = 0;
 
 	if (cmd->scmd)
-		cmd->scmd->SCp.ptr = NULL;
+		megasas_priv(cmd->scmd)->cmd_priv = NULL;
 
 	switch (hdr->cmd) {
 	case MFI_CMD_INVALID:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c
index fc90a0a687b5..c72364864bf4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c
@@ -2915,7 +2915,7 @@ megasas_build_ldio_fusion(struct megasas_instance *instance,
 				get_updated_dev_handle(instance,
 					&fusion->load_balance_info[device_id],
 					&io_info, local_map_ptr);
-			scp->SCp.Status |= MEGASAS_LOAD_BALANCE_FLAG;
+			megasas_priv(scp)->status |= MEGASAS_LOAD_BALANCE_FLAG;
 			cmd->pd_r1_lb = io_info.pd_after_lb;
 			if (instance->adapter_type >= VENTURA_SERIES)
 				rctx_g35->span_arm = io_info.span_arm;
@@ -2923,7 +2923,7 @@ megasas_build_ldio_fusion(struct megasas_instance *instance,
 				rctx->span_arm = io_info.span_arm;
 
 		} else
-			scp->SCp.Status &= ~MEGASAS_LOAD_BALANCE_FLAG;
+			megasas_priv(scp)->status &= ~MEGASAS_LOAD_BALANCE_FLAG;
 
 		if (instance->adapter_type >= VENTURA_SERIES)
 			cmd->r1_alt_dev_handle = io_info.r1_alt_dev_handle;
@@ -3293,7 +3293,7 @@ megasas_build_io_fusion(struct megasas_instance *instance,
 	io_request->SenseBufferLength = SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE;
 
 	cmd->scmd = scp;
-	scp->SCp.ptr = (char *)cmd;
+	megasas_priv(scp)->cmd_priv = cmd;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3489,7 +3489,7 @@ megasas_complete_r1_command(struct megasas_instance *instance,
 		if (instance->ldio_threshold &&
 		    megasas_cmd_type(scmd_local) == READ_WRITE_LDIO)
 			atomic_dec(&instance->ldio_outstanding);
-		scmd_local->SCp.ptr = NULL;
+		megasas_priv(scmd_local)->cmd_priv = NULL;
 		megasas_return_cmd_fusion(instance, cmd);
 		scsi_dma_unmap(scmd_local);
 		megasas_sdev_busy_dec(instance, scmd_local);
@@ -3613,12 +3613,13 @@ complete_cmd_fusion(struct megasas_instance *instance, u32 MSIxIndex,
 		case MPI2_FUNCTION_SCSI_IO_REQUEST:  /*Fast Path IO.*/
 			/* Update load balancing info */
 			if (fusion->load_balance_info &&
-			    (cmd_fusion->scmd->SCp.Status &
+			    (megasas_priv(cmd_fusion->scmd)->status &
 			    MEGASAS_LOAD_BALANCE_FLAG)) {
 				device_id = MEGASAS_DEV_INDEX(scmd_local);
 				lbinfo = &fusion->load_balance_info[device_id];
 				atomic_dec(&lbinfo->scsi_pending_cmds[cmd_fusion->pd_r1_lb]);
-				cmd_fusion->scmd->SCp.Status &= ~MEGASAS_LOAD_BALANCE_FLAG;
+				megasas_priv(cmd_fusion->scmd)->status &=
+					~MEGASAS_LOAD_BALANCE_FLAG;
 			}
 			fallthrough;	/* and complete IO */
 		case MEGASAS_MPI2_FUNCTION_LD_IO_REQUEST: /* LD-IO Path */
@@ -3630,7 +3631,7 @@ complete_cmd_fusion(struct megasas_instance *instance, u32 MSIxIndex,
 				if (instance->ldio_threshold &&
 				    (megasas_cmd_type(scmd_local) == READ_WRITE_LDIO))
 					atomic_dec(&instance->ldio_outstanding);
-				scmd_local->SCp.ptr = NULL;
+				megasas_priv(scmd_local)->cmd_priv = NULL;
 				megasas_return_cmd_fusion(instance, cmd_fusion);
 				scsi_dma_unmap(scmd_local);
 				megasas_sdev_busy_dec(instance, scmd_local);