diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index a45e12ac7e28..c5a189c50286 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ static int sd_prep_fn(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 		SCpnt->cmnd[29] = (unsigned char) (this_count >> 16) & 0xff;
 		SCpnt->cmnd[30] = (unsigned char) (this_count >> 8) & 0xff;
 		SCpnt->cmnd[31] = (unsigned char) this_count & 0xff;
-	} else if (block > 0xffffffff) {
+	} else if (sdp->use_16_for_rw) {
 		SCpnt->cmnd[0] += READ_16 - READ_6;
 		SCpnt->cmnd[1] = protect | ((rq->cmd_flags & REQ_FUA) ? 0x8 : 0);
 		SCpnt->cmnd[2] = sizeof(block) > 4 ? (unsigned char) (block >> 56) & 0xff : 0;
@@ -2203,6 +2203,8 @@ got_data:
 		}
 	}
 
+	sdp->use_16_for_rw = (sdkp->capacity > 0xffffffff);
+
 	/* Rescale capacity to 512-byte units */
 	if (sector_size == 4096)
 		sdkp->capacity <<= 3;
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index 55367b04dc94..e65c62e82c5a 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ struct scsi_device {
 	unsigned use_10_for_ms:1; /* first try 10-byte mode sense/select */
 	unsigned no_report_opcodes:1;	/* no REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION CODES */
 	unsigned no_write_same:1;	/* no WRITE SAME command */
+	unsigned use_16_for_rw:1; /* Use read/write(16) over read/write(10) */
 	unsigned skip_ms_page_8:1;	/* do not use MODE SENSE page 0x08 */
 	unsigned skip_ms_page_3f:1;	/* do not use MODE SENSE page 0x3f */
 	unsigned skip_vpd_pages:1;	/* do not read VPD pages */