diff --git a/block/blk-settings.c b/block/blk-settings.c
index d3234fc494ad..565a6786032f 100644
--- a/block/blk-settings.c
+++ b/block/blk-settings.c
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ void blk_set_stacking_limits(struct queue_limits *lim)
 	lim->discard_zeroes_data = 1;
 	lim->max_segments = USHRT_MAX;
 	lim->max_hw_sectors = UINT_MAX;
-
-	lim->max_sectors = BLK_DEF_MAX_SECTORS;
+	lim->max_sectors = UINT_MAX;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_set_stacking_limits);