diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 2afa262425d1..3990ae406341 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -54,6 +54,20 @@ static struct bio *blk_bio_discard_split(struct request_queue *q,
 	return bio_split(bio, split_sectors, GFP_NOIO, bs);
 }
 
+static struct bio *blk_bio_write_zeroes_split(struct request_queue *q,
+		struct bio *bio, struct bio_set *bs, unsigned *nsegs)
+{
+	*nsegs = 1;
+
+	if (!q->limits.max_write_zeroes_sectors)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (bio_sectors(bio) <= q->limits.max_write_zeroes_sectors)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return bio_split(bio, q->limits.max_write_zeroes_sectors, GFP_NOIO, bs);
+}
+
 static struct bio *blk_bio_write_same_split(struct request_queue *q,
 					    struct bio *bio,
 					    struct bio_set *bs,
@@ -200,8 +214,7 @@ void blk_queue_split(struct request_queue *q, struct bio **bio,
 		split = blk_bio_discard_split(q, *bio, bs, &nsegs);
 		break;
 	case REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES:
-		split = NULL;
-		nsegs = (*bio)->bi_phys_segments;
+		split = blk_bio_write_zeroes_split(q, *bio, bs, &nsegs);
 		break;
 	case REQ_OP_WRITE_SAME:
 		split = blk_bio_write_same_split(q, *bio, bs, &nsegs);