diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/iommu.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/iommu.c
index 0589acd34201..da0363692528 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/iommu.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/iommu.c
@@ -546,7 +546,6 @@ static int dma_4u_map_sg(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sglist,
 
 	if (outcount < incount) {
 		outs = sg_next(outs);
-		outs->dma_address = DMA_MAPPING_ERROR;
 		outs->dma_length = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -572,7 +571,6 @@ iommu_map_failed:
 			iommu_tbl_range_free(&iommu->tbl, vaddr, npages,
 					     IOMMU_ERROR_CODE);
 
-			s->dma_address = DMA_MAPPING_ERROR;
 			s->dma_length = 0;
 		}
 		if (s == outs)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/pci_sun4v.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/pci_sun4v.c
index d90e80fa5705..384480971805 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/pci_sun4v.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/pci_sun4v.c
@@ -594,7 +594,6 @@ static int dma_4v_map_sg(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sglist,
 
 	if (outcount < incount) {
 		outs = sg_next(outs);
-		outs->dma_address = DMA_MAPPING_ERROR;
 		outs->dma_length = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -611,7 +610,6 @@ iommu_map_failed:
 			iommu_tbl_range_free(tbl, vaddr, npages,
 					     IOMMU_ERROR_CODE);
 			/* XXX demap? XXX */
-			s->dma_address = DMA_MAPPING_ERROR;
 			s->dma_length = 0;
 		}
 		if (s == outs)