diff --git a/block/blk-settings.c b/block/blk-settings.c
index d29498e..e0695bc 100644
--- a/block/blk-settings.c
+++ b/block/blk-settings.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 	lim->max_segment_size = MAX_SEGMENT_SIZE;
 	lim->max_sectors = BLK_DEF_MAX_SECTORS;
 	lim->max_hw_sectors = INT_MAX;
+	lim->max_discard_sectors = SAFE_MAX_SECTORS;
 	lim->logical_block_size = lim->physical_block_size = lim->io_min = 512;
 	lim->bounce_pfn = (unsigned long)(BLK_BOUNCE_ANY >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 	lim->alignment_offset = 0;
@@ -239,6 +240,18 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_max_hw_sectors);
 
 /**
+ * blk_queue_max_discard_sectors - set max sectors for a single discard
+ * @q:  the request queue for the device
+ * @max_discard: maximum number of sectors to discard
+ **/
+void blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(struct request_queue *q,
+		unsigned int max_discard_sectors)
+{
+	q->limits.max_discard_sectors = max_discard_sectors;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_max_discard_sectors);
+
+/**
  * blk_queue_max_phys_segments - set max phys segments for a request for this queue
  * @q:  the request queue for the device
  * @max_segments:  max number of segments