diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 9402a7c3ba22..22467f475ab4 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ static struct bio *blk_bio_segment_split(struct request_queue *q,
 			bvprvp = &bvprv;
 			sectors += bv.bv_len >> 9;
 
+			if (nsegs == 1 && seg_size > front_seg_size)
+				front_seg_size = seg_size;
+
 			continue;
 		}
 new_segment:
@@ -401,6 +404,11 @@ static unsigned int __blk_recalc_rq_segments(struct request_queue *q,
 
 				seg_size += bv.bv_len;
 				bvprv = bv;
+
+				if (nr_phys_segs == 1 && seg_size >
+						front_seg_size)
+					front_seg_size = seg_size;
+
 				continue;
 			}
 new_segment: