diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index 847414b9b468..5b9d5efdd12d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -554,9 +554,10 @@ static void ipr_trc_hook(struct ipr_cmnd *ipr_cmd,
 {
 	struct ipr_trace_entry *trace_entry;
 	struct ipr_ioa_cfg *ioa_cfg = ipr_cmd->ioa_cfg;
+	unsigned int trace_index;
 
-	trace_entry = &ioa_cfg->trace[atomic_add_return
-			(1, &ioa_cfg->trace_index)%IPR_NUM_TRACE_ENTRIES];
+	trace_index = atomic_add_return(1, &ioa_cfg->trace_index) & IPR_TRACE_INDEX_MASK;
+	trace_entry = &ioa_cfg->trace[trace_index];
 	trace_entry->time = jiffies;
 	trace_entry->op_code = ipr_cmd->ioarcb.cmd_pkt.cdb[0];
 	trace_entry->type = type;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.h b/drivers/scsi/ipr.h
index c19911554036..e045676d8325 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.h
@@ -1452,6 +1452,7 @@ struct ipr_ioa_cfg {
 
 #define IPR_NUM_TRACE_INDEX_BITS	8
 #define IPR_NUM_TRACE_ENTRIES		(1 << IPR_NUM_TRACE_INDEX_BITS)
+#define IPR_TRACE_INDEX_MASK		(IPR_NUM_TRACE_ENTRIES - 1)
 #define IPR_TRACE_SIZE	(sizeof(struct ipr_trace_entry) * IPR_NUM_TRACE_ENTRIES)
 	char trace_start[8];
 #define IPR_TRACE_START_LABEL			"trace"