diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c
index 4a1a49bdc..77abcf54d 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ _iscsi_sgl_append_with_md(struct _iscsi_sgl *s,
 		s->iov_offset = 0;
 		assert(s->iovcnt >= rc);
 		s->iovcnt -= rc;
+		s->iov += rc;
 
 		if (s->iovcnt == 0) {
 			return false;