diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel.c b/drivers/hv/channel.c
index 47e1bd8de9fc..50f44ceb6621 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel.c
@@ -1172,9 +1172,10 @@ int vmbus_sendpacket_pagebuffer(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vmbus_sendpacket_pagebuffer);
 
 /*
- * vmbus_sendpacket_multipagebuffer - Send a multi-page buffer packet
+ * vmbus_sendpacket_mpb_desc - Send one or more multi-page buffer packets
  * using a GPADL Direct packet type.
- * The buffer includes the vmbus descriptor.
+ * The desc argument must include space for the VMBus descriptor. The
+ * rangecount field must already be set.
  */
 int vmbus_sendpacket_mpb_desc(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
 			      struct vmbus_packet_mpb_array *desc,
@@ -1196,7 +1197,6 @@ int vmbus_sendpacket_mpb_desc(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
 	desc->length8 = (u16)(packetlen_aligned >> 3);
 	desc->transactionid = VMBUS_RQST_ERROR; /* will be updated in hv_ringbuffer_write() */
 	desc->reserved = 0;
-	desc->rangecount = 1;
 
 	bufferlist[0].iov_base = desc;
 	bufferlist[0].iov_len = desc_size;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
index b8186feccdf5..48b0ca92b44f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
@@ -1819,6 +1819,7 @@ static int storvsc_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct scsi_cmnd *scmnd)
 				return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
 		}
 
+		payload->rangecount = 1;
 		payload->range.len = length;
 		payload->range.offset = offset_in_hvpg;