diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index 91e1bf91769f910d6343eb408e5a133dfce2a745..a93637223c8d287f6ff41ecf1de0e1095dbecb29 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ static void kcryptd_queue_crypt(struct dm_crypt_io *io);
  * plain: the initial vector is the 32-bit little-endian version of the sector
  *        number, padded with zeros if necessary.
  *
+ * plain64: the initial vector is the 64-bit little-endian version of the sector
+ *        number, padded with zeros if necessary.
+ *
  * essiv: "encrypted sector|salt initial vector", the sector number is
  *        encrypted with the bulk cipher using a salt as key. The salt
  *        should be derived from the bulk cipher's key via hashing.
@@ -180,6 +183,15 @@ static int crypt_iv_plain_gen(struct crypt_config *cc, u8 *iv, sector_t sector)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int crypt_iv_plain64_gen(struct crypt_config *cc, u8 *iv,
+				sector_t sector)
+{
+	memset(iv, 0, cc->iv_size);
+	*(u64 *)iv = cpu_to_le64(sector);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Initialise ESSIV - compute salt but no local memory allocations */
 static int crypt_iv_essiv_init(struct crypt_config *cc)
 {
@@ -342,6 +354,10 @@ static struct crypt_iv_operations crypt_iv_plain_ops = {
 	.generator = crypt_iv_plain_gen
 };
 
+static struct crypt_iv_operations crypt_iv_plain64_ops = {
+	.generator = crypt_iv_plain64_gen
+};
+
 static struct crypt_iv_operations crypt_iv_essiv_ops = {
 	.ctr       = crypt_iv_essiv_ctr,
 	.dtr       = crypt_iv_essiv_dtr,
@@ -1063,6 +1079,8 @@ static int crypt_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
 		cc->iv_gen_ops = NULL;
 	else if (strcmp(ivmode, "plain") == 0)
 		cc->iv_gen_ops = &crypt_iv_plain_ops;
+	else if (strcmp(ivmode, "plain64") == 0)
+		cc->iv_gen_ops = &crypt_iv_plain64_ops;
 	else if (strcmp(ivmode, "essiv") == 0)
 		cc->iv_gen_ops = &crypt_iv_essiv_ops;
 	else if (strcmp(ivmode, "benbi") == 0)