diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index a9ec910..1a4916e0 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
 	if (flags & DISK_PITER_REVERSE)
 		piter->idx = ptbl->len - 1;
-	else if (flags & DISK_PITER_INCL_PART0)
+	else if (flags & (DISK_PITER_INCL_PART0 | DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY_PART0))
 		piter->idx = 0;
 	else
 		piter->idx = 1;
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@
 	/* determine iteration parameters */
 	if (piter->flags & DISK_PITER_REVERSE) {
 		inc = -1;
-		if (piter->flags & DISK_PITER_INCL_PART0)
+		if (piter->flags & (DISK_PITER_INCL_PART0 |
+				    DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY_PART0))
 			end = -1;
 		else
 			end = 0;
@@ -150,7 +151,10 @@
 		part = rcu_dereference(ptbl->part[piter->idx]);
 		if (!part)
 			continue;
-		if (!(piter->flags & DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY) && !part->nr_sects)
+		if (!part->nr_sects &&
+		    !(piter->flags & DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY) &&
+		    !(piter->flags & DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY_PART0 &&
+		      piter->idx == 0))
 			continue;
 
 		get_device(part_to_dev(part));
@@ -1011,7 +1015,7 @@
 				"\n\n");
 	*/
  
-	disk_part_iter_init(&piter, gp, DISK_PITER_INCL_PART0);
+	disk_part_iter_init(&piter, gp, DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY_PART0);
 	while ((hd = disk_part_iter_next(&piter))) {
 		cpu = part_stat_lock();
 		part_round_stats(cpu, hd);