diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 7b937d920..30f63c90f 100755
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2072,8 +2072,15 @@ scsi_mode_select(struct scsi_device *sdev, int pf, int sp, int modepage,
 	memset(cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
 	cmd[1] = (pf ? 0x10 : 0) | (sp ? 0x01 : 0);
 
-	if (sdev->use_10_for_ms) {
-		if (len > 65535)
+	/*
+	 * Use MODE SELECT(10) if the device asked for it or if the mode page
+	 * and the mode select header cannot fit within the maximumm 255 bytes
+	 * of the MODE SELECT(6) command.
+	 */
+	if (sdev->use_10_for_ms ||
+	    len + 4 > 255 ||
+	    data->block_descriptor_length > 255) {
+		if (len > 65535 - 8)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		real_buffer = kmalloc(8 + len, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!real_buffer)
@@ -2086,15 +2093,13 @@ scsi_mode_select(struct scsi_device *sdev, int pf, int sp, int modepage,
 		real_buffer[3] = data->device_specific;
 		real_buffer[4] = data->longlba ? 0x01 : 0;
 		real_buffer[5] = 0;
-		real_buffer[6] = data->block_descriptor_length >> 8;
-		real_buffer[7] = data->block_descriptor_length;
+		put_unaligned_be16(data->block_descriptor_length,
+				   &real_buffer[6]);
 
 		cmd[0] = MODE_SELECT_10;
-		cmd[7] = len >> 8;
-		cmd[8] = len;
+		put_unaligned_be16(len, &cmd[7]);
 	} else {
-		if (len > 255 || data->block_descriptor_length > 255 ||
-		    data->longlba)
+		if (data->longlba)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		real_buffer = kmalloc(4 + len, GFP_KERNEL);