diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index f54a53086c9d..fe0b7dff02b4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ static int sd_setup_discard_cmnd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	rq->timeout = SD_TIMEOUT;
 
 	cmd->transfersize = len;
-	cmd->allowed = rq->retries;
+	cmd->allowed = SD_MAX_RETRIES;
 
 	/*
 	 * Initially __data_len is set to the amount of data that needs to be