diff --git a/block/blk-lib.c b/block/blk-lib.c
index e16185b0d8e14e95a8dc4263c1669bf6bb63a163..5d793e143f3c7145423c3cd84a859d8f07e97554 100644
--- a/block/blk-lib.c
+++ b/block/blk-lib.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ int blkdev_issue_discard(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
 	int type = flags & BLKDEV_IFL_BARRIER ?
 		DISCARD_BARRIER : DISCARD_NOBARRIER;
+	unsigned int max_discard_sectors;
 	struct bio *bio;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -50,10 +51,18 @@ int blkdev_issue_discard(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 	if (!blk_queue_discard(q))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	while (nr_sects && !ret) {
-		unsigned int max_discard_sectors =
-			min(q->limits.max_discard_sectors, UINT_MAX >> 9);
+	/*
+	 * Ensure that max_discard_sectors is of the proper
+	 * granularity
+	 */
+	max_discard_sectors = min(q->limits.max_discard_sectors, UINT_MAX >> 9);
+	if (q->limits.discard_granularity) {
+		unsigned int disc_sects = q->limits.discard_granularity >> 9;
 
+		max_discard_sectors &= ~(disc_sects - 1);
+	}
+
+	while (nr_sects && !ret) {
 		bio = bio_alloc(gfp_mask, 1);
 		if (!bio) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;