diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 83695641bd5e..b20da8dfa7ec 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -1607,6 +1607,25 @@ static inline bool bvec_gap_to_prev(struct request_queue *q,
 	return __bvec_gap_to_prev(q, bprv, offset);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check if the two bvecs from two bios can be merged to one segment.
+ * If yes, no need to check gap between the two bios since the 1st bio
+ * and the 1st bvec in the 2nd bio can be handled in one segment.
+ */
+static inline bool bios_segs_mergeable(struct request_queue *q,
+		struct bio *prev, struct bio_vec *prev_last_bv,
+		struct bio_vec *next_first_bv)
+{
+	if (!BIOVEC_PHYS_MERGEABLE(prev_last_bv, next_first_bv))
+		return false;
+	if (!BIOVEC_SEG_BOUNDARY(q, prev_last_bv, next_first_bv))
+		return false;
+	if (prev->bi_seg_back_size + next_first_bv->bv_len >
+			queue_max_segment_size(q))
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
 static inline bool bio_will_gap(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *prev,
 			 struct bio *next)
 {
@@ -1616,7 +1635,8 @@ static inline bool bio_will_gap(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *prev,
 		bio_get_last_bvec(prev, &pb);
 		bio_get_first_bvec(next, &nb);
 
-		return __bvec_gap_to_prev(q, &pb, nb.bv_offset);
+		if (!bios_segs_mergeable(q, prev, &pb, &nb))
+			return __bvec_gap_to_prev(q, &pb, nb.bv_offset);
 	}
 
 	return false;