diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index bddbbf5b3dda..ffbe792410d1 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -863,6 +863,7 @@ static void loop_config_discard(struct loop_device *lo)
 	struct file *file = lo->lo_backing_file;
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 	struct request_queue *q = lo->lo_queue;
+	u32 granularity, max_discard_sectors;
 
 	/*
 	 * If the backing device is a block device, mirror its zeroing
@@ -875,11 +876,10 @@ static void loop_config_discard(struct loop_device *lo)
 		struct request_queue *backingq;
 
 		backingq = bdev_get_queue(inode->i_bdev);
-		blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(q,
-			backingq->limits.max_write_zeroes_sectors);
 
-		blk_queue_max_write_zeroes_sectors(q,
-			backingq->limits.max_write_zeroes_sectors);
+		max_discard_sectors = backingq->limits.max_write_zeroes_sectors;
+		granularity = backingq->limits.discard_granularity ?:
+			queue_physical_block_size(backingq);
 
 	/*
 	 * We use punch hole to reclaim the free space used by the
@@ -888,23 +888,26 @@ static void loop_config_discard(struct loop_device *lo)
 	 * useful information.
 	 */
 	} else if (!file->f_op->fallocate || lo->lo_encrypt_key_size) {
-		q->limits.discard_granularity = 0;
-		q->limits.discard_alignment = 0;
-		blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(q, 0);
-		blk_queue_max_write_zeroes_sectors(q, 0);
+		max_discard_sectors = 0;
+		granularity = 0;
 
 	} else {
-		q->limits.discard_granularity = inode->i_sb->s_blocksize;
-		q->limits.discard_alignment = 0;
-
-		blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(q, UINT_MAX >> 9);
-		blk_queue_max_write_zeroes_sectors(q, UINT_MAX >> 9);
+		max_discard_sectors = UINT_MAX >> 9;
+		granularity = inode->i_sb->s_blocksize;
 	}
 
-	if (q->limits.max_write_zeroes_sectors)
+	if (max_discard_sectors) {
+		q->limits.discard_granularity = granularity;
+		blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(q, max_discard_sectors);
+		blk_queue_max_write_zeroes_sectors(q, max_discard_sectors);
 		blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD, q);
-	else
+	} else {
+		q->limits.discard_granularity = 0;
+		blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(q, 0);
+		blk_queue_max_write_zeroes_sectors(q, 0);
 		blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD, q);
+	}
+	q->limits.discard_alignment = 0;
 }
 
 static void loop_unprepare_queue(struct loop_device *lo)