1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 1e3b97f0ae6e..394c5bd81271 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -2097,6 +2097,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kblockd_schedule_work);
 
 int __init blk_dev_init(void)
 {
+        BUILD_BUG_ON(__REQ_NR_BITS > 8 *
+                        sizeof(((struct request *)0)->cmd_flags));
+
         kblockd_workqueue = create_workqueue("kblockd");
         if (!kblockd_workqueue)
                 panic("Failed to create kblockd\n");