diff --git a/block/blk-settings.c b/block/blk-settings.c
index 3c7d8d638ab5..cdbaef159c4b 100644
--- a/block/blk-settings.c
+++ b/block/blk-settings.c
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ static int blk_validate_limits(struct queue_limits *lim)
 	max_hw_sectors = min_not_zero(lim->max_hw_sectors,
 				lim->max_dev_sectors);
 	if (lim->max_user_sectors) {
-		if (lim->max_user_sectors > max_hw_sectors ||
-		    lim->max_user_sectors < PAGE_SIZE / SECTOR_SIZE)
+		if (lim->max_user_sectors < PAGE_SIZE / SECTOR_SIZE)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		lim->max_sectors = min(max_hw_sectors, lim->max_user_sectors);
 	} else {