diff --git a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
index 25ba7c79d28..c052c9f0f3a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ mext_out:
 		    sizeof(range)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
+		range.minlen = max((unsigned int)range.minlen,
+				   q->limits.discard_granularity);
 		ret = ext4_trim_fs(sb, &range);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;