diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
index def2d4aba5493..475b9c692827a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
@@ -837,6 +837,12 @@ static int uas_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	if (devinfo->flags & US_FL_FIX_CAPACITY)
 		sdev->fix_capacity = 1;
 
+	/*
+	 * in some cases we have to guess
+	 */
+	if (devinfo->flags & US_FL_CAPACITY_HEURISTICS)
+		sdev->guess_capacity = 1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Some devices don't like MODE SENSE with page=0x3f,
 	 * which is the command used for checking if a device