struct scsi_sense_hdr sense_hdr;
        struct vmscsi_request *vm_srb;
 
+       vm_srb = &request->vstor_packet.vm_srb;
        if (cmd_request->bounce_sgl_count) {
-
-               /* FIXME: We can optimize on writes by just skipping this */
-               copy_from_bounce_buffer(scsi_sglist(scmnd),
+               if (vm_srb->data_in == READ_TYPE) {
+                       copy_from_bounce_buffer(scsi_sglist(scmnd),
                                        cmd_request->bounce_sgl,
                                        scsi_sg_count(scmnd));
-               destroy_bounce_buffer(cmd_request->bounce_sgl,
-                                     cmd_request->bounce_sgl_count);
+                       destroy_bounce_buffer(cmd_request->bounce_sgl,
+                                       cmd_request->bounce_sgl_count);
+               }
        }
 
-       vm_srb = &request->vstor_packet.vm_srb;
        scmnd->result = vm_srb->scsi_status;
 
        if (scmnd->result) {