diff --git a/block/blk-sysfs.c b/block/blk-sysfs.c
index 418d63619680..d3aa2aadb3e0 100644
--- a/block/blk-sysfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-sysfs.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ queue_max_sectors_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *page, size_t count)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-	blk_queue_max_sectors(q, max_sectors_kb << 1);
+	q->limits.max_sectors = max_sectors_kb << 1;
 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
 	return ret;