diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
index 2c085e463243..f3194d634f7f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ int scsi_add_host_with_dma(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct device *dev,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
+	shost->cmd_per_lun = min_t(short, shost->cmd_per_lun,
+				   shost->can_queue);
+
 	error = scsi_init_sense_cache(shost);
 	if (error)
 		goto fail;