diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index ac2e88ec1190..6a2f8bacface 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -3171,9 +3171,11 @@ static int sd_revalidate_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
 	if (sd_validate_opt_xfer_size(sdkp, dev_max)) {
 		q->limits.io_opt = logical_to_bytes(sdp, sdkp->opt_xfer_blocks);
 		rw_max = logical_to_sectors(sdp, sdkp->opt_xfer_blocks);
-	} else
+	} else {
+		q->limits.io_opt = 0;
 		rw_max = min_not_zero(logical_to_sectors(sdp, dev_max),
 				      (sector_t)BLK_DEF_MAX_SECTORS);
+	}
 
 	/* Do not exceed controller limit */
 	rw_max = min(rw_max, queue_max_hw_sectors(q));