diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index f5dedd57dff6..a476337a8ff4 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -146,22 +146,21 @@ static struct bio *blk_bio_segment_split(struct request_queue *q,
 			bvprvp = &bvprv;
 			sectors += bv.bv_len >> 9;
 
-			if (nsegs == 1 && seg_size > front_seg_size)
-				front_seg_size = seg_size;
 			continue;
 		}
 new_segment:
 		if (nsegs == queue_max_segments(q))
 			goto split;
 
+		if (nsegs == 1 && seg_size > front_seg_size)
+			front_seg_size = seg_size;
+
 		nsegs++;
 		bvprv = bv;
 		bvprvp = &bvprv;
 		seg_size = bv.bv_len;
 		sectors += bv.bv_len >> 9;
 
-		if (nsegs == 1 && seg_size > front_seg_size)
-			front_seg_size = seg_size;
 	}
 
 	do_split = false;
@@ -174,6 +173,8 @@ static struct bio *blk_bio_segment_split(struct request_queue *q,
 			bio = new;
 	}
 
+	if (nsegs == 1 && seg_size > front_seg_size)
+		front_seg_size = seg_size;
 	bio->bi_seg_front_size = front_seg_size;
 	if (seg_size > bio->bi_seg_back_size)
 		bio->bi_seg_back_size = seg_size;