diff --git a/shared-core/r300_cmdbuf.c b/shared-core/r300_cmdbuf.c
index 0c04b5f..0e10689 100644
--- a/shared-core/r300_cmdbuf.c
+++ b/shared-core/r300_cmdbuf.c
@@ -720,10 +720,10 @@ static int r300_scratch(drm_radeon_priva
 			drm_r300_cmd_header_t header)
 {
 	u32 *ref_age_base;
-	u32 i, buf_idx, h_pending;
+	u32 i, h_pending;
 	RING_LOCALS;
 	
-	if (cmdbuf->bufsz < sizeof(uint64_t) + header.scratch.n_bufs * sizeof(buf_idx) ) {
+	if (cmdbuf->bufsz < header.scratch.n_bufs * sizeof(uint64_t)) {
 		return DRM_ERR(EINVAL);
 	}
 	
@@ -732,21 +732,17 @@ static int r300_scratch(drm_radeon_priva
 	}
 	
 	dev_priv->scratch_ages[header.scratch.reg] ++;
-	
+		
 	ref_age_base = (u32 *)(unsigned long)*((uint64_t *)cmdbuf->buf);
 	
-	cmdbuf->buf += sizeof(uint64_t);
-	cmdbuf->bufsz -= sizeof(uint64_t);
-	
 	for (i=0; i < header.scratch.n_bufs; i++) {
-		buf_idx = *(u32 *)cmdbuf->buf;
-		buf_idx *= 2; /* 8 bytes per buf */
 		
-		if (DRM_COPY_TO_USER(ref_age_base + buf_idx, &dev_priv->scratch_ages[header.scratch.reg], sizeof(u32))) {
+
+		if (DRM_COPY_TO_USER(ref_age_base + i * 2, &dev_priv->scratch_ages[header.scratch.reg], sizeof(u32))) {
 			return DRM_ERR(EINVAL);
 		}
 					
-		if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(&h_pending, ref_age_base + buf_idx + 1, sizeof(u32))) {
+		if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(&h_pending, ref_age_base + i * 2 + 1, sizeof(u32))) {
 			return DRM_ERR(EINVAL);
 		}
 					
@@ -756,18 +752,21 @@ static int r300_scratch(drm_radeon_priva
 					
 		h_pending--;
 						
-		if (DRM_COPY_TO_USER(ref_age_base + buf_idx + 1, &h_pending, sizeof(u32))) {
+		if (DRM_COPY_TO_USER(ref_age_base + i * 2 + 1, &h_pending, sizeof(u32))) {
 			return DRM_ERR(EINVAL);
 		}
 					
-		cmdbuf->buf += sizeof(buf_idx);
-		cmdbuf->bufsz -= sizeof(buf_idx);
+		cmdbuf->buf += sizeof(uint64_t);
+		cmdbuf->bufsz -= sizeof(uint64_t);
 	}
 	
 	BEGIN_RING(2);
 	OUT_RING( CP_PACKET0( RADEON_SCRATCH_REG0 + header.scratch.reg * 4, 0 ) );
 	OUT_RING( dev_priv->scratch_ages[header.scratch.reg] );
 	ADVANCE_RING();
+
+	cmdbuf->buf += sizeof(u32);
+	cmdbuf->bufsz -= sizeof(u32);
 	
 	return 0;
 }