diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c
index f587e445d8114b80574487fce1b9e19c0f1dc592..16976b03186508b73cfdd7a7a4a31bf698b83d9d 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c
@@ -193,10 +193,17 @@ frwr_op_open(struct rpcrdma_ia *ia, struct rpcrdma_ep *ep,
 	if (attrs->device_cap_flags & IB_DEVICE_SG_GAPS_REG)
 		ia->ri_mrtype = IB_MR_TYPE_SG_GAPS;
 
-	ia->ri_max_frwr_depth =
-			min_t(unsigned int, RPCRDMA_MAX_DATA_SEGS,
-			      attrs->max_fast_reg_page_list_len);
-	dprintk("RPC:       %s: device's max FR page list len = %u\n",
+	/* Quirk: Some devices advertise a large max_fast_reg_page_list_len
+	 * capability, but perform optimally when the MRs are not larger
+	 * than a page.
+	 */
+	if (attrs->max_sge_rd > 1)
+		ia->ri_max_frwr_depth = attrs->max_sge_rd;
+	else
+		ia->ri_max_frwr_depth = attrs->max_fast_reg_page_list_len;
+	if (ia->ri_max_frwr_depth > RPCRDMA_MAX_DATA_SEGS)
+		ia->ri_max_frwr_depth = RPCRDMA_MAX_DATA_SEGS;
+	dprintk("RPC:       %s: max FR page list depth = %u\n",
 		__func__, ia->ri_max_frwr_depth);
 
 	/* Add room for frwr register and invalidate WRs.