diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-linear.c b/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
index 3921e3b..9728839 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
@@ -116,7 +116,17 @@
 			unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct linear_c *lc = (struct linear_c *) ti->private;
-	return __blkdev_driver_ioctl(lc->dev->bdev, lc->dev->mode, cmd, arg);
+	struct dm_dev *dev = lc->dev;
+	int r = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Only pass ioctls through if the device sizes match exactly.
+	 */
+	if (lc->start ||
+	    ti->len != i_size_read(dev->bdev->bd_inode) >> SECTOR_SHIFT)
+		r = scsi_verify_blk_ioctl(NULL, cmd);
+
+	return r ? : __blkdev_driver_ioctl(dev->bdev, dev->mode, cmd, arg);
 }
 
 static int linear_merge(struct dm_target *ti, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,