diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 1398b52a24b4..a11b3b53717e 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -559,10 +559,14 @@ static inline unsigned int blk_rq_get_max_segments(struct request *rq)
 static inline int ll_new_hw_segment(struct request *req, struct bio *bio,
 		unsigned int nr_phys_segs)
 {
-	if (req->nr_phys_segments + nr_phys_segs > blk_rq_get_max_segments(req))
+	if (blk_integrity_merge_bio(req->q, req, bio) == false)
 		goto no_merge;
 
-	if (blk_integrity_merge_bio(req->q, req, bio) == false)
+	/* discard request merge won't add new segment */
+	if (req_op(req) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (req->nr_phys_segments + nr_phys_segs > blk_rq_get_max_segments(req))
 		goto no_merge;
 
 	/*