diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c b/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c
index 87daccbbc61b..463ce6757338 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c
@@ -215,7 +215,9 @@ STORE(__cached_dev)
 	d_strtoul(writeback_rate_d_term);
 	d_strtoul_nonzero(writeback_rate_p_term_inverse);
 
-	d_strtoi_h(sequential_cutoff);
+	sysfs_strtoul_clamp(sequential_cutoff,
+			    dc->sequential_cutoff,
+			    0, UINT_MAX);
 	d_strtoi_h(readahead);
 
 	if (attr == &sysfs_clear_stats)