1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/hw/ide/qdev.c b/hw/ide/qdev.c
index b4f096e12..1ebb58d36 100644
--- a/hw/ide/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/ide/qdev.c
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ static int ide_dev_initfn(IDEDevice *dev, IDEDriveKind kind)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    if (dev->conf.logical_block_size != 512) {
+        error_report("logical_block_size must be 512 for IDE");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     blkconf_serial(&dev->conf, &dev->serial);
     if (kind != IDE_CD) {
         blkconf_geometry(&dev->conf, &dev->chs_trans, 65536, 16, 255, &err);