diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
index 9825ecf34957..43a882bc751d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template hpsa_driver_template = {
 #endif
 	.sdev_attrs = hpsa_sdev_attrs,
 	.shost_attrs = hpsa_shost_attrs,
+	.max_sectors = 8192,
 };