diff --git a/drivers/block/cciss.c b/drivers/block/cciss.c
index 4105c3bf3476..95df5bff7d64 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cciss.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cciss.c
@@ -2530,7 +2530,7 @@ static void do_cciss_request(request_queue_t *q)
 	c->Request.Type.Type = TYPE_CMD;	// It is a command.
 	c->Request.Type.Attribute = ATTR_SIMPLE;
 	c->Request.Type.Direction =
-	    (rq_data_dir(creq) == READ) ? h->cciss_read : h->cciss_write;
+	    (rq_data_dir(creq) == READ) ? XFER_READ : XFER_WRITE;
 	c->Request.Timeout = 0;	// Don't time out
 	c->Request.CDB[0] =
 	    (rq_data_dir(creq) == READ) ? h->cciss_read : h->cciss_write;