diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index cad9ef012a14..9176fb1b1615 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -2915,9 +2915,11 @@ static int sd_revalidate_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
 	    logical_to_bytes(sdp, sdkp->opt_xfer_blocks) >= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) {
 		q->limits.io_opt = logical_to_bytes(sdp, sdkp->opt_xfer_blocks);
 		rw_max = logical_to_sectors(sdp, sdkp->opt_xfer_blocks);
-	} else
+	} else {
+		q->limits.io_opt = 0;
 		rw_max = min_not_zero(logical_to_sectors(sdp, dev_max),
 				      (sector_t)BLK_DEF_MAX_SECTORS);
+	}
 
 	/* Do not exceed controller limit */
 	rw_max = min(rw_max, queue_max_hw_sectors(q));