diff --git a/block/blk-throttle.c b/block/blk-throttle.c
index b0d8f7cc5e92..0649bceebf35 100644
--- a/block/blk-throttle.c
+++ b/block/blk-throttle.c
@@ -1687,13 +1687,13 @@ static ssize_t tg_set_limit(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 			goto out_finish;
 
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-		if (!strcmp(tok, "rbps"))
+		if (!strcmp(tok, "rbps") && val > 1)
 			v[0] = val;
-		else if (!strcmp(tok, "wbps"))
+		else if (!strcmp(tok, "wbps") && val > 1)
 			v[1] = val;
-		else if (!strcmp(tok, "riops"))
+		else if (!strcmp(tok, "riops") && val > 1)
 			v[2] = min_t(u64, val, UINT_MAX);
-		else if (!strcmp(tok, "wiops"))
+		else if (!strcmp(tok, "wiops") && val > 1)
 			v[3] = min_t(u64, val, UINT_MAX);
 		else if (off == LIMIT_LOW && !strcmp(tok, "idle"))
 			idle_time = val;