diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c b/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
index ade9eb917a4d945b4ff9bd69ebbed1b3fedfd742..bcf48f1334431bd3db3be5966bc2676084ea5d45 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ static int pmem_attach_disk(struct nd_namespace_common *ndns,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	blk_queue_make_request(pmem->pmem_queue, pmem_make_request);
+	blk_queue_physical_block_size(pmem->pmem_queue, PAGE_SIZE);
 	blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(pmem->pmem_queue, UINT_MAX);
 	blk_queue_bounce_limit(pmem->pmem_queue, BLK_BOUNCE_ANY);
 	queue_flag_set_unlocked(QUEUE_FLAG_NONROT, pmem->pmem_queue);