unsigned char old_sc_data_direction;
                unsigned char old_cmd_len;
                unsigned char old_cmnd[MAX_COMMAND_SIZE];
-               unsigned long old_serial_number;
                int old_resid;
 
                US_DEBUGP("Issuing auto-REQUEST_SENSE\n");
                old_sg = srb->use_sg;
                srb->use_sg = 0;
 
-               /* change the serial number -- toggle the high bit*/
-               old_serial_number = srb->serial_number;
-               srb->serial_number ^= 0x80000000;
-
                /* issue the auto-sense command */
                old_resid = srb->resid;
                srb->resid = 0;
                srb->request_buffer = old_request_buffer;
                srb->request_bufflen = old_request_bufflen;
                srb->use_sg = old_sg;
-               srb->serial_number = old_serial_number;
                srb->sc_data_direction = old_sc_data_direction;
                srb->cmd_len = old_cmd_len;
                memcpy(srb->cmnd, old_cmnd, MAX_COMMAND_SIZE);
        bcb->Signature = cpu_to_le32(US_BULK_CB_SIGN);
        bcb->DataTransferLength = cpu_to_le32(transfer_length);
        bcb->Flags = srb->sc_data_direction == DMA_FROM_DEVICE ? 1 << 7 : 0;
-       bcb->Tag = srb->serial_number;
+       bcb->Tag = ++us->tag;
        bcb->Lun = srb->device->lun;
        if (us->flags & US_FL_SCM_MULT_TARG)
                bcb->Lun |= srb->device->id << 4;
        US_DEBUGP("Bulk Status S 0x%x T 0x%x R %u Stat 0x%x\n",
                        le32_to_cpu(bcs->Signature), bcs->Tag, 
                        residue, bcs->Status);
-       if (bcs->Tag != srb->serial_number || bcs->Status > US_BULK_STAT_PHASE) {
+       if (bcs->Tag != us->tag || bcs->Status > US_BULK_STAT_PHASE) {
                US_DEBUGP("Bulk logical error\n");
                return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_ERROR;
        }