diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index ca2e7aec8e77..446f63e076aa 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -129,9 +129,7 @@ static struct bio *blk_bio_segment_split(struct request_queue *q,
 				nsegs++;
 				sectors = max_sectors;
 			}
-			if (sectors)
-				goto split;
-			/* Make this single bvec as the 1st segment */
+			goto split;
 		}
 
 		if (bvprvp && blk_queue_cluster(q)) {