diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
index 47be961f1bf3ff..c7ed90084d1a54 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
@@ -997,7 +997,6 @@ static ssize_t ffs_epfile_io(struct file *file, struct ffs_io_data *io_data)
 		 * earlier
 		 */
 		gadget = epfile->ffs->gadget;
-		io_data->use_sg = gadget->sg_supported && data_len > PAGE_SIZE;
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&epfile->ffs->eps_lock);
 		/* In the meantime, endpoint got disabled or changed. */
@@ -1012,6 +1011,8 @@ static ssize_t ffs_epfile_io(struct file *file, struct ffs_io_data *io_data)
 		 */
 		if (io_data->read)
 			data_len = usb_ep_align_maybe(gadget, ep->ep, data_len);
+
+		io_data->use_sg = gadget->sg_supported && data_len > PAGE_SIZE;
 		spin_unlock_irq(&epfile->ffs->eps_lock);
 
 		data = ffs_alloc_buffer(io_data, data_len);