diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index eea3e4919e356..6a4826708a3ac 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -988,10 +988,16 @@ static int loop_reconfigure_limits(struct loop_device *lo, unsigned short bsize)
 {
 	struct file *file = lo->lo_backing_file;
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
+	struct block_device *backing_bdev = NULL;
 	struct queue_limits lim;
 
+	if (S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode))
+		backing_bdev = I_BDEV(inode);
+	else if (inode->i_sb->s_bdev)
+		backing_bdev = inode->i_sb->s_bdev;
+
 	if (!bsize)
-		bsize = loop_default_blocksize(lo, inode->i_sb->s_bdev);
+		bsize = loop_default_blocksize(lo, backing_bdev);
 
 	lim = queue_limits_start_update(lo->lo_queue);
 	lim.logical_block_size = bsize;