diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
index ea16984c0f08..b58b7a33914a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
@@ -1084,6 +1084,7 @@ static int mirror_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
 	ti->split_io = dm_rh_get_region_size(ms->rh);
 	ti->num_flush_requests = 1;
 	ti->num_discard_requests = 1;
+	ti->discard_zeroes_data_unsupported = 1;
 
 	ms->kmirrord_wq = alloc_workqueue("kmirrord",
 					  WQ_NON_REENTRANT | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);