diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index bcc1694cebcd..635cfa1f2ace 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2126,11 +2126,13 @@ void __scsi_init_queue(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct request_queue *q)
 		q->limits.cluster = 0;
 
 	/*
-	 * set a reasonable default alignment on word boundaries: the
-	 * host and device may alter it using
-	 * blk_queue_update_dma_alignment() later.
+	 * Set a reasonable default alignment:  The larger of 32-byte (dword),
+	 * which is a common minimum for HBAs, and the minimum DMA alignment,
+	 * which is set by the platform.
+	 *
+	 * Devices that require a bigger alignment can increase it later.
 	 */
-	blk_queue_dma_alignment(q, 0x03);
+	blk_queue_dma_alignment(q, max(4, dma_get_cache_alignment()) - 1);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__scsi_init_queue);