diff --git a/block/blk-lib.c b/block/blk-lib.c
index 8faa70f26fcd1575123b855330ae69025a88b969..d1b9dd03da256f36d0f12f3b6dbc839656de7529 100644
--- a/block/blk-lib.c
+++ b/block/blk-lib.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ int __blkdev_issue_discard(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 		 */
 		req_sects = min_t(sector_t, nr_sects,
 					q->limits.max_discard_sectors);
+		if (!req_sects)
+			goto fail;
 		if (req_sects > UINT_MAX >> 9)
 			req_sects = UINT_MAX >> 9;
 
@@ -105,6 +107,14 @@ int __blkdev_issue_discard(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 
 	*biop = bio;
 	return 0;
+
+fail:
+	if (bio) {
+		submit_bio_wait(bio);
+		bio_put(bio);
+	}
+	*biop = NULL;
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__blkdev_issue_discard);