diff --git a/block/blk-settings.c b/block/blk-settings.c
index e55f5fc..36c8c1f 100644
--- a/block/blk-settings.c
+++ b/block/blk-settings.c
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_bounce_limit);
 
 /**
- * blk_queue_max_hw_sectors - set max sectors for a request for this queue
- * @q:  the request queue for the device
+ * blk_limits_max_hw_sectors - set hard and soft limit of max sectors for request
+ * @limits: the queue limits
  * @max_hw_sectors:  max hardware sectors in the usual 512b unit
  *
  * Description:
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
  *    per-device basis in /sys/block/<device>/queue/max_sectors_kb.
  *    The soft limit can not exceed max_hw_sectors.
  **/
-void blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(struct request_queue *q, unsigned int max_hw_sectors)
+void blk_limits_max_hw_sectors(struct queue_limits *limits, unsigned int max_hw_sectors)
 {
 	if ((max_hw_sectors << 9) < PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) {
 		max_hw_sectors = 1 << (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - 9);
@@ -252,9 +252,23 @@
 		       __func__, max_hw_sectors);
 	}
 
-	q->limits.max_hw_sectors = max_hw_sectors;
-	q->limits.max_sectors = min_t(unsigned int, max_hw_sectors,
-				      BLK_DEF_MAX_SECTORS);
+	limits->max_hw_sectors = max_hw_sectors;
+	limits->max_sectors = min_t(unsigned int, max_hw_sectors,
+				    BLK_DEF_MAX_SECTORS);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_limits_max_hw_sectors);
+
+/**
+ * blk_queue_max_hw_sectors - set max sectors for a request for this queue
+ * @q:  the request queue for the device
+ * @max_hw_sectors:  max hardware sectors in the usual 512b unit
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *    See description for blk_limits_max_hw_sectors().
+ **/
+void blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(struct request_queue *q, unsigned int max_hw_sectors)
+{
+	blk_limits_max_hw_sectors(&q->limits, max_hw_sectors);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_max_hw_sectors);