diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
index 91fd2b291db91125790cb95a9e4f562b18b275be..88b632787abd65dda14ea979ad914640bcc2c451 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ static int pblk_core_init(struct pblk *pblk)
 	pblk->min_write_pgs = geo->ws_opt;
 	max_write_ppas = pblk->min_write_pgs * geo->all_luns;
 	pblk->max_write_pgs = min_t(int, max_write_ppas, NVM_MAX_VLBA);
+	pblk->max_write_pgs = min_t(int, pblk->max_write_pgs,
+		queue_max_hw_sectors(dev->q) / (geo->csecs >> SECTOR_SHIFT));
 	pblk_set_sec_per_write(pblk, pblk->min_write_pgs);
 
 	if (pblk->max_write_pgs > PBLK_MAX_REQ_ADDRS) {