diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 808b581..ff72edd 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -586,13 +586,6 @@ int __blk_rq_map_sg(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__blk_rq_map_sg);
 
-static inline unsigned int blk_rq_get_max_segments(struct request *rq)
-{
-	if (req_op(rq) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
-		return queue_max_discard_segments(rq->q);
-	return queue_max_segments(rq->q);
-}
-
 static inline unsigned int blk_rq_get_max_sectors(struct request *rq,
 						  sector_t offset)
 {
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 08093d4..7c6f812 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -3000,6 +3000,7 @@ blk_status_t blk_insert_cloned_request(struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = rq->q;
 	unsigned int max_sectors = blk_queue_get_max_sectors(q, req_op(rq));
+	unsigned int max_segments = blk_rq_get_max_segments(rq);
 	blk_status_t ret;
 
 	if (blk_rq_sectors(rq) > max_sectors) {
@@ -3026,9 +3027,9 @@ blk_status_t blk_insert_cloned_request(struct request *rq)
 	 * original queue.
 	 */
 	rq->nr_phys_segments = blk_recalc_rq_segments(rq);
-	if (rq->nr_phys_segments > queue_max_segments(q)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: over max segments limit. (%hu > %hu)\n",
-			__func__, rq->nr_phys_segments, queue_max_segments(q));
+	if (rq->nr_phys_segments > max_segments) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: over max segments limit. (%u > %u)\n",
+			__func__, rq->nr_phys_segments, max_segments);
 		return BLK_STS_IOERR;
 	}
 
diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index e835f21..cc4e887 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ static inline bool blk_discard_mergable(struct request *req)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned int blk_rq_get_max_segments(struct request *rq)
+{
+	if (req_op(rq) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
+		return queue_max_discard_segments(rq->q);
+	return queue_max_segments(rq->q);
+}
+
 static inline unsigned int blk_queue_get_max_sectors(struct request_queue *q,
 						     enum req_op op)
 {