diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
index ec61bdb833a..1f32f0610bc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
@@ -1548,10 +1548,17 @@ static inline void hpsa_set_bus_target_lun(struct hpsa_scsi_dev_t *device,
 }
 
 static int hpsa_update_device_info(struct ctlr_info *h,
-	unsigned char scsi3addr[], struct hpsa_scsi_dev_t *this_device)
+	unsigned char scsi3addr[], struct hpsa_scsi_dev_t *this_device,
+	unsigned char *is_OBDR_device)
 {
-#define OBDR_TAPE_INQ_SIZE 49
+
+#define OBDR_SIG_OFFSET 43
+#define OBDR_TAPE_SIG "$DR-10"
+#define OBDR_SIG_LEN (sizeof(OBDR_TAPE_SIG) - 1)
+#define OBDR_TAPE_INQ_SIZE (OBDR_SIG_OFFSET + OBDR_SIG_LEN)
+
 	unsigned char *inq_buff;
+	unsigned char *obdr_sig;
 
 	inq_buff = kzalloc(OBDR_TAPE_INQ_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!inq_buff)
@@ -1583,6 +1590,16 @@ static int hpsa_update_device_info(struct ctlr_info *h,
 	else
 		this_device->raid_level = RAID_UNKNOWN;
 
+	if (is_OBDR_device) {
+		/* See if this is a One-Button-Disaster-Recovery device
+		 * by looking for "$DR-10" at offset 43 in inquiry data.
+		 */
+		obdr_sig = &inq_buff[OBDR_SIG_OFFSET];
+		*is_OBDR_device = (this_device->devtype == TYPE_ROM &&
+					strncmp(obdr_sig, OBDR_TAPE_SIG,
+						OBDR_SIG_LEN) == 0);
+	}
+
 	kfree(inq_buff);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1716,7 +1733,7 @@ static int add_msa2xxx_enclosure_device(struct ctlr_info *h,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (hpsa_update_device_info(h, scsi3addr, this_device))
+	if (hpsa_update_device_info(h, scsi3addr, this_device, NULL))
 		return 0;
 	(*nmsa2xxx_enclosures)++;
 	hpsa_set_bus_target_lun(this_device, bus, target, 0);
@@ -1808,7 +1825,6 @@ static void hpsa_update_scsi_devices(struct ctlr_info *h, int hostno)
 	 */
 	struct ReportLUNdata *physdev_list = NULL;
 	struct ReportLUNdata *logdev_list = NULL;
-	unsigned char *inq_buff = NULL;
 	u32 nphysicals = 0;
 	u32 nlogicals = 0;
 	u32 ndev_allocated = 0;
@@ -1824,11 +1840,9 @@ static void hpsa_update_scsi_devices(struct ctlr_info *h, int hostno)
 		GFP_KERNEL);
 	physdev_list = kzalloc(reportlunsize, GFP_KERNEL);
 	logdev_list = kzalloc(reportlunsize, GFP_KERNEL);
-	inq_buff = kmalloc(OBDR_TAPE_INQ_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	tmpdevice = kzalloc(sizeof(*tmpdevice), GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	if (!currentsd || !physdev_list || !logdev_list ||
-		!inq_buff || !tmpdevice) {
+	if (!currentsd || !physdev_list || !logdev_list || !tmpdevice) {
 		dev_err(&h->pdev->dev, "out of memory\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1863,7 +1877,7 @@ static void hpsa_update_scsi_devices(struct ctlr_info *h, int hostno)
 	/* adjust our table of devices */
 	nmsa2xxx_enclosures = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < nphysicals + nlogicals + 1; i++) {
-		u8 *lunaddrbytes;
+		u8 *lunaddrbytes, is_OBDR = 0;
 
 		/* Figure out where the LUN ID info is coming from */
 		lunaddrbytes = figure_lunaddrbytes(h, raid_ctlr_position,
@@ -1874,7 +1888,8 @@ static void hpsa_update_scsi_devices(struct ctlr_info *h, int hostno)
 			continue;
 
 		/* Get device type, vendor, model, device id */
-		if (hpsa_update_device_info(h, lunaddrbytes, tmpdevice))
+		if (hpsa_update_device_info(h, lunaddrbytes, tmpdevice,
+							&is_OBDR))
 			continue; /* skip it if we can't talk to it. */
 		figure_bus_target_lun(h, lunaddrbytes, &bus, &target, &lun,
 			tmpdevice);
@@ -1898,7 +1913,7 @@ static void hpsa_update_scsi_devices(struct ctlr_info *h, int hostno)
 		hpsa_set_bus_target_lun(this_device, bus, target, lun);
 
 		switch (this_device->devtype) {
-		case TYPE_ROM: {
+		case TYPE_ROM:
 			/* We don't *really* support actual CD-ROM devices,
 			 * just "One Button Disaster Recovery" tape drive
 			 * which temporarily pretends to be a CD-ROM drive.
@@ -1906,15 +1921,8 @@ static void hpsa_update_scsi_devices(struct ctlr_info *h, int hostno)
 			 * device by checking for "$DR-10" in bytes 43-48 of
 			 * the inquiry data.
 			 */
-				char obdr_sig[7];
-#define OBDR_TAPE_SIG "$DR-10"
-				strncpy(obdr_sig, &inq_buff[43], 6);
-				obdr_sig[6] = '\0';
-				if (strncmp(obdr_sig, OBDR_TAPE_SIG, 6) != 0)
-					/* Not OBDR device, ignore it. */
-					break;
-			}
-			ncurrent++;
+			if (is_OBDR)
+				ncurrent++;
 			break;
 		case TYPE_DISK:
 			if (i < nphysicals)
@@ -1947,7 +1955,6 @@ out:
 	for (i = 0; i < ndev_allocated; i++)
 		kfree(currentsd[i]);
 	kfree(currentsd);
-	kfree(inq_buff);
 	kfree(physdev_list);
 	kfree(logdev_list);
 }