diff --git a/hw/rdma/rdma_backend.c b/hw/rdma/rdma_backend.c
index c346407cd3..79b9cfb487 100644
--- a/hw/rdma/rdma_backend.c
+++ b/hw/rdma/rdma_backend.c
@@ -378,30 +378,27 @@ static void ah_cache_init(void)
 }
 
 static int build_host_sge_array(RdmaDeviceResources *rdma_dev_res,
-                                struct ibv_sge *dsge, struct ibv_sge *ssge,
-                                uint8_t num_sge, uint64_t *total_length)
+                                struct ibv_sge *sge, uint8_t num_sge,
+                                uint64_t *total_length)
 {
     RdmaRmMR *mr;
-    int ssge_idx;
+    int idx;
 
-    for (ssge_idx = 0; ssge_idx < num_sge; ssge_idx++) {
-        mr = rdma_rm_get_mr(rdma_dev_res, ssge[ssge_idx].lkey);
+    for (idx = 0; idx < num_sge; idx++) {
+        mr = rdma_rm_get_mr(rdma_dev_res, sge[idx].lkey);
         if (unlikely(!mr)) {
-            rdma_error_report("Invalid lkey 0x%x", ssge[ssge_idx].lkey);
-            return VENDOR_ERR_INVLKEY | ssge[ssge_idx].lkey;
+            rdma_error_report("Invalid lkey 0x%x", sge[idx].lkey);
+            return VENDOR_ERR_INVLKEY | sge[idx].lkey;
         }
 
 #ifdef LEGACY_RDMA_REG_MR
-        dsge->addr = (uintptr_t)mr->virt + ssge[ssge_idx].addr - mr->start;
+        sge[idx].addr = (uintptr_t)mr->virt + sge[idx].addr - mr->start;
 #else
-        dsge->addr = ssge[ssge_idx].addr;
+        sge[idx].addr = sge[idx].addr;
 #endif
-        dsge->length = ssge[ssge_idx].length;
-        dsge->lkey = rdma_backend_mr_lkey(&mr->backend_mr);
+        sge[idx].lkey = rdma_backend_mr_lkey(&mr->backend_mr);
 
-        *total_length += dsge->length;
-
-        dsge++;
+        *total_length += sge[idx].length;
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -484,7 +481,6 @@ void rdma_backend_post_send(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev,
                             void *ctx)
 {
     BackendCtx *bctx;
-    struct ibv_sge new_sge[MAX_SGE];
     uint32_t bctx_id;
     int rc;
     struct ibv_send_wr wr = {}, *bad_wr;
@@ -518,7 +514,7 @@ void rdma_backend_post_send(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev,
 
     rdma_protected_gslist_append_int32(&qp->cqe_ctx_list, bctx_id);
 
-    rc = build_host_sge_array(backend_dev->rdma_dev_res, new_sge, sge, num_sge,
+    rc = build_host_sge_array(backend_dev->rdma_dev_res, sge, num_sge,
                               &backend_dev->rdma_dev_res->stats.tx_len);
     if (rc) {
         complete_work(IBV_WC_GENERAL_ERR, rc, ctx);
@@ -538,7 +534,7 @@ void rdma_backend_post_send(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev,
     wr.num_sge = num_sge;
     wr.opcode = IBV_WR_SEND;
     wr.send_flags = IBV_SEND_SIGNALED;
-    wr.sg_list = new_sge;
+    wr.sg_list = sge;
     wr.wr_id = bctx_id;
 
     rc = ibv_post_send(qp->ibqp, &wr, &bad_wr);
@@ -601,7 +597,6 @@ void rdma_backend_post_recv(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev,
                             struct ibv_sge *sge, uint32_t num_sge, void *ctx)
 {
     BackendCtx *bctx;
-    struct ibv_sge new_sge[MAX_SGE];
     uint32_t bctx_id;
     int rc;
     struct ibv_recv_wr wr = {}, *bad_wr;
@@ -635,7 +630,7 @@ void rdma_backend_post_recv(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev,
 
     rdma_protected_gslist_append_int32(&qp->cqe_ctx_list, bctx_id);
 
-    rc = build_host_sge_array(backend_dev->rdma_dev_res, new_sge, sge, num_sge,
+    rc = build_host_sge_array(backend_dev->rdma_dev_res, sge, num_sge,
                               &backend_dev->rdma_dev_res->stats.rx_bufs_len);
     if (rc) {
         complete_work(IBV_WC_GENERAL_ERR, rc, ctx);
@@ -643,7 +638,7 @@ void rdma_backend_post_recv(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev,
     }
 
     wr.num_sge = num_sge;
-    wr.sg_list = new_sge;
+    wr.sg_list = sge;
     wr.wr_id = bctx_id;
     rc = ibv_post_recv(qp->ibqp, &wr, &bad_wr);
     if (rc) {
@@ -671,7 +666,6 @@ void rdma_backend_post_srq_recv(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev,
                                 uint32_t num_sge, void *ctx)
 {
     BackendCtx *bctx;
-    struct ibv_sge new_sge[MAX_SGE];
     uint32_t bctx_id;
     int rc;
     struct ibv_recv_wr wr = {}, *bad_wr;
@@ -688,7 +682,7 @@ void rdma_backend_post_srq_recv(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev,
 
     rdma_protected_gslist_append_int32(&srq->cqe_ctx_list, bctx_id);
 
-    rc = build_host_sge_array(backend_dev->rdma_dev_res, new_sge, sge, num_sge,
+    rc = build_host_sge_array(backend_dev->rdma_dev_res, sge, num_sge,
                               &backend_dev->rdma_dev_res->stats.rx_bufs_len);
     if (rc) {
         complete_work(IBV_WC_GENERAL_ERR, rc, ctx);
@@ -696,7 +690,7 @@ void rdma_backend_post_srq_recv(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev,
     }
 
     wr.num_sge = num_sge;
-    wr.sg_list = new_sge;
+    wr.sg_list = sge;
     wr.wr_id = bctx_id;
     rc = ibv_post_srq_recv(srq->ibsrq, &wr, &bad_wr);
     if (rc) {
