diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
index dd954a23b357..b53ef494a206 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ static void ata_scsi_dev_config(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 	 */
 	max_sectors = ATA_MAX_SECTORS;
 	if (dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_LBA48)
-		max_sectors = 2048;
+		max_sectors = ATA_MAX_SECTORS_LBA48;
 	if (dev->max_sectors)
 		max_sectors = dev->max_sectors;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index d81cecdda4f3..4dff3cf9d389 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ enum {
 	ATA_DEF_QUEUE		= 1,
 	ATA_MAX_QUEUE		= 1,
 	ATA_MAX_SECTORS		= 200,	/* FIXME */
+	ATA_MAX_SECTORS_LBA48	= 65535,
 	ATA_MAX_BUS		= 2,
 	ATA_DEF_BUSY_WAIT	= 10000,
 	ATA_SHORT_PAUSE		= (HZ >> 6) + 1,