diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 86dbb1cdfabd8..24a43d540d9f6 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -1060,6 +1060,7 @@ int ata_scsi_dev_config(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct ata_device *dev)
 		dev->flags |= ATA_DFLAG_NO_UNLOAD;
 
 	/* configure max sectors */
+	dev->max_sectors = min(dev->max_sectors, sdev->host->max_sectors);
 	blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(q, dev->max_sectors);
 
 	if (dev->class == ATA_DEV_ATAPI) {