diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-table.c b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
index 4899ebe767c8..2cba557d9e61 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-table.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ int dm_set_device_limits(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *dev,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (blk_stack_limits(limits, &q->limits, start) < 0)
+	if (blk_stack_limits(limits, &q->limits, start << 9) < 0)
 		DMWARN("%s: target device %s is misaligned",
 		       dm_device_name(ti->table->md), bdevname(bdev, b));