return 0;
        }
 
-       num_sg = pci_map_sg(asd_ha->pcidev, task->scatter, task->num_scatter,
-                           task->data_dir);
+       /* STP tasks come from libata which has already mapped
+        * the SG list */
+       if (task->task_proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_STP)
+               num_sg = task->num_scatter;
+       else
+               num_sg = pci_map_sg(asd_ha->pcidev, task->scatter,
+                                   task->num_scatter, task->data_dir);
        if (num_sg == 0)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
 
        return 0;
 err_unmap:
-       pci_unmap_sg(asd_ha->pcidev, task->scatter, task->num_scatter,
-                    task->data_dir);
+       if (task->task_proto != SAS_PROTOCOL_STP)
+               pci_unmap_sg(asd_ha->pcidev, task->scatter, task->num_scatter,
+                            task->data_dir);
        return res;
 }
 
        }
 
        asd_free_coherent(asd_ha, ascb->sg_arr);
-       pci_unmap_sg(asd_ha->pcidev, task->scatter, task->num_scatter,
-                    task->data_dir);
+       if (task->task_proto != SAS_PROTOCOL_STP)
+               pci_unmap_sg(asd_ha->pcidev, task->scatter, task->num_scatter,
+                            task->data_dir);
 }
 
 /* ---------- Task complete tasklet ---------- */