diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 5cb51c5..2429ecb 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
 	disk->slave_dir = kobject_create_and_add("slaves", &ddev->kobj);
 
 	/* No minors to use for partitions */
-	if (!disk_partitionable(disk))
+	if (!disk_part_scan_enabled(disk))
 		goto exit;
 
 	/* No such device (e.g., media were just removed) */
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@
 	char buf[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
 	/* Don't show non-partitionable removeable devices or empty devices */
-	if (!get_capacity(sgp) || (!disk_partitionable(sgp) &&
+	if (!get_capacity(sgp) || (!disk_max_parts(sgp) &&
 				   (sgp->flags & GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE)))
 		return 0;
 	if (sgp->flags & GENHD_FL_SUPPRESS_PARTITION_INFO)
diff --git a/block/ioctl.c b/block/ioctl.c
index 1124cd2..5c74efc 100644
--- a/block/ioctl.c
+++ b/block/ioctl.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 	struct gendisk *disk = bdev->bd_disk;
 	int res;
 
-	if (!disk_partitionable(disk) || bdev != bdev->bd_contains)
+	if (!disk_part_scan_enabled(disk) || bdev != bdev->bd_contains)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EACCES;
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index ff77262..0bed0d4 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@
 
 	if (!bdev->bd_disk)
 		return;
-	if (disk_partitionable(bdev->bd_disk))
+	if (disk_part_scan_enabled(bdev->bd_disk))
 		bdev->bd_invalidated = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index 02fa469..6d18f35 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 #define GENHD_FL_EXT_DEVT			64 /* allow extended devt */
 #define GENHD_FL_NATIVE_CAPACITY		128
 #define GENHD_FL_BLOCK_EVENTS_ON_EXCL_WRITE	256
+#define GENHD_FL_NO_PART_SCAN			512
 
 enum {
 	DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE			= 1 << 0, /* media changed */
@@ -234,9 +235,10 @@
 	return disk->minors;
 }
 
-static inline bool disk_partitionable(struct gendisk *disk)
+static inline bool disk_part_scan_enabled(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
-	return disk_max_parts(disk) > 1;
+	return disk_max_parts(disk) > 1 &&
+		!(disk->flags & GENHD_FL_NO_PART_SCAN);
 }
 
 static inline dev_t disk_devt(struct gendisk *disk)