diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 99cb5cf..5e7dc99 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@
 {
 	int nr_phys_segs = bio_phys_segments(q, bio);
 
-	if (req->nr_phys_segments + nr_phys_segs > queue_max_hw_segments(q) ||
-	    req->nr_phys_segments + nr_phys_segs > queue_max_phys_segments(q)) {
+	if (req->nr_phys_segments + nr_phys_segs > queue_max_segments(q)) {
 		req->cmd_flags |= REQ_NOMERGE;
 		if (req == q->last_merge)
 			q->last_merge = NULL;
@@ -300,10 +299,7 @@
 		total_phys_segments--;
 	}
 
-	if (total_phys_segments > queue_max_phys_segments(q))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (total_phys_segments > queue_max_hw_segments(q))
+	if (total_phys_segments > queue_max_segments(q))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Merge is OK... */