diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index 2d7f608d181c..0e06f0c5dd1e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -1474,7 +1474,8 @@ enum determine_dev_size {
 	DS_ERROR = -1,
 	DS_UNCHANGED = 0,
 	DS_SHRUNK = 1,
-	DS_GREW = 2
+	DS_GREW = 2,
+	DS_GREW_FROM_ZERO = 3,
 };
 extern enum determine_dev_size
 drbd_determine_dev_size(struct drbd_conf *, enum dds_flags, struct resize_parms *) __must_hold(local);
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 8cc1e640f485..37dad18ba153 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ drbd_determine_dev_size(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum dds_flags flags, struct res
 	}
 
 	if (size > la_size_sect)
-		rv = DS_GREW;
+		rv = la_size_sect ? DS_GREW : DS_GREW_FROM_ZERO;
 	if (size < la_size_sect)
 		rv = DS_SHRUNK;