diff --git a/drivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c b/drivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c
index 0cdeafd9defc..174d93a84137 100644
--- a/drivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c
+++ b/drivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c
@@ -80,6 +80,17 @@ int null_init_zoned_dev(struct nullb_device *dev, struct request_queue *q)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * If a smaller zone capacity was requested, do not allow a smaller last
+	 * zone at the same time as such zone configuration does not correspond
+	 * to any real zoned device.
+	 */
+	if (dev->zone_capacity != dev->zone_size &&
+	    dev->size & (dev->zone_size - 1)) {
+		pr_err("A smaller last zone is not allowed with zone capacity smaller than zone size.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	zone_capacity_sects = mb_to_sects(dev->zone_capacity);
 	dev_capacity_sects = mb_to_sects(dev->size);
 	dev->zone_size_sects = mb_to_sects(dev->zone_size);