diff --git a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
index c0b8a26892a51..c05138a284755 100644
--- a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
@@ -855,11 +855,12 @@ static int virtblk_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 		blk_queue_io_opt(q, blk_size * opt_io_size);
 
 	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_DISCARD)) {
-		q->limits.discard_granularity = blk_size;
-
 		virtio_cread(vdev, struct virtio_blk_config,
 			     discard_sector_alignment, &v);
-		q->limits.discard_alignment = v ? v << SECTOR_SHIFT : 0;
+		if (v)
+			q->limits.discard_granularity = v << SECTOR_SHIFT;
+		else
+			q->limits.discard_granularity = blk_size;
 
 		virtio_cread(vdev, struct virtio_blk_config,
 			     max_discard_sectors, &v);