diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index fdac48aec5ef..4201504158a1 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ static inline int bio_check_eod(struct bio *bio)
 	sector_t maxsector = bdev_nr_sectors(bio->bi_bdev);
 	unsigned int nr_sectors = bio_sectors(bio);
 
-	if (nr_sectors &&
+	if (nr_sectors && maxsector &&
 	    (nr_sectors > maxsector ||
 	     bio->bi_iter.bi_sector > maxsector - nr_sectors)) {
 		pr_info_ratelimited("%s: attempt to access beyond end of device\n"