diff --git a/block/blk-settings.c b/block/blk-settings.c
index e55f5fc4ca2..36c8c1f2af1 100644
--- a/block/blk-settings.c
+++ b/block/blk-settings.c
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ void blk_queue_bounce_limit(struct request_queue *q, u64 dma_mask)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_bounce_limit);
 
 /**
- * blk_queue_max_hw_sectors - set max sectors for a request for this queue
- * @q:  the request queue for the device
+ * blk_limits_max_hw_sectors - set hard and soft limit of max sectors for request
+ * @limits: the queue limits
  * @max_hw_sectors:  max hardware sectors in the usual 512b unit
  *
  * Description:
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_bounce_limit);
  *    per-device basis in /sys/block/<device>/queue/max_sectors_kb.
  *    The soft limit can not exceed max_hw_sectors.
  **/
-void blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(struct request_queue *q, unsigned int max_hw_sectors)
+void blk_limits_max_hw_sectors(struct queue_limits *limits, unsigned int max_hw_sectors)
 {
 	if ((max_hw_sectors << 9) < PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) {
 		max_hw_sectors = 1 << (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - 9);
@@ -252,9 +252,23 @@ void blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(struct request_queue *q, unsigned int max_hw_secto
 		       __func__, max_hw_sectors);
 	}
 
-	q->limits.max_hw_sectors = max_hw_sectors;
-	q->limits.max_sectors = min_t(unsigned int, max_hw_sectors,
-				      BLK_DEF_MAX_SECTORS);
+	limits->max_hw_sectors = max_hw_sectors;
+	limits->max_sectors = min_t(unsigned int, max_hw_sectors,
+				    BLK_DEF_MAX_SECTORS);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_limits_max_hw_sectors);
+
+/**
+ * blk_queue_max_hw_sectors - set max sectors for a request for this queue
+ * @q:  the request queue for the device
+ * @max_hw_sectors:  max hardware sectors in the usual 512b unit
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *    See description for blk_limits_max_hw_sectors().
+ **/
+void blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(struct request_queue *q, unsigned int max_hw_sectors)
+{
+	blk_limits_max_hw_sectors(&q->limits, max_hw_sectors);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_max_hw_sectors);
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-table.c b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
index e2da1912a2c..4d705cea0f8 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-table.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
@@ -517,9 +517,8 @@ int dm_set_device_limits(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *dev,
 	 */
 
 	if (q->merge_bvec_fn && !ti->type->merge)
-		limits->max_sectors =
-			min_not_zero(limits->max_sectors,
-				     (unsigned int) (PAGE_SIZE >> 9));
+		blk_limits_max_hw_sectors(limits,
+					  (unsigned int) (PAGE_SIZE >> 9));
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_set_device_limits);
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 95aeeeb49e8..36ab42c9bb9 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@ extern struct request_queue *blk_init_allocated_queue(struct request_queue *,
 extern void blk_cleanup_queue(struct request_queue *);
 extern void blk_queue_make_request(struct request_queue *, make_request_fn *);
 extern void blk_queue_bounce_limit(struct request_queue *, u64);
+extern void blk_limits_max_hw_sectors(struct queue_limits *, unsigned int);
 extern void blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(struct request_queue *, unsigned int);
 extern void blk_queue_max_segments(struct request_queue *, unsigned short);
 extern void blk_queue_max_segment_size(struct request_queue *, unsigned int);