diff --git a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
index 542d2bac2922..5087ed6afbdc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
@@ -1835,9 +1835,11 @@ static int storvsc_probe(struct hv_device *device,
 	 */
 	host->sg_tablesize = (stor_device->max_transfer_bytes >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 	/*
+	 * For non-IDE disks, the host supports multiple channels.
 	 * Set the number of HW queues we are supporting.
 	 */
-	host->nr_hw_queues = num_present_cpus();
+	if (!dev_is_ide)
+		host->nr_hw_queues = num_present_cpus();
 
 	/*
 	 * Set the error handler work queue.