diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index ee27166d1030..3eeae72793bc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -2329,14 +2329,14 @@ void qlt_send_resp_ctio(struct qla_qpair *qpair, struct qla_tgt_cmd *cmd,
 		ctio->u.status1.scsi_status |=
 		    cpu_to_le16(SS_RESIDUAL_UNDER);
 
-	/* Response code and sense key */
-	put_unaligned_le32(((0x70 << 24) | (sense_key << 8)),
-	    (&ctio->u.status1.sense_data)[0]);
+	/* Fixed format sense data. */
+	ctio->u.status1.sense_data[0] = 0x70;
+	ctio->u.status1.sense_data[2] = sense_key;
 	/* Additional sense length */
-	put_unaligned_le32(0x0a, (&ctio->u.status1.sense_data)[1]);
+	ctio->u.status1.sense_data[7] = 0xa;
 	/* ASC and ASCQ */
-	put_unaligned_le32(((asc << 24) | (ascq << 16)),
-	    (&ctio->u.status1.sense_data)[3]);
+	ctio->u.status1.sense_data[12] = asc;
+	ctio->u.status1.sense_data[13] = ascq;
 
 	/* Memory Barrier */
 	wmb();