diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
index e6d7a98..de5db7b 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
@@ -251,33 +251,36 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvm_generic_to_addr_mode);
 
 int nvm_set_rqd_ppalist(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
-					struct ppa_addr *ppas, int nr_ppas)
+				struct ppa_addr *ppas, int nr_ppas, int vblk)
 {
 	int i, plane_cnt, pl_idx;
 
-	if (dev->plane_mode == NVM_PLANE_SINGLE && nr_ppas == 1) {
-		rqd->nr_pages = 1;
+	if ((!vblk || dev->plane_mode == NVM_PLANE_SINGLE) && nr_ppas == 1) {
+		rqd->nr_pages = nr_ppas;
 		rqd->ppa_addr = ppas[0];
 
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	plane_cnt = dev->plane_mode;
-	rqd->nr_pages = plane_cnt * nr_ppas;
-
-	if (dev->ops->max_phys_sect < rqd->nr_pages)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
+	rqd->nr_pages = nr_ppas;
 	rqd->ppa_list = nvm_dev_dma_alloc(dev, GFP_KERNEL, &rqd->dma_ppa_list);
 	if (!rqd->ppa_list) {
 		pr_err("nvm: failed to allocate dma memory\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	for (pl_idx = 0; pl_idx < plane_cnt; pl_idx++) {
+	if (!vblk) {
+		for (i = 0; i < nr_ppas; i++)
+			rqd->ppa_list[i] = ppas[i];
+	} else {
+		plane_cnt = dev->plane_mode;
+		rqd->nr_pages *= plane_cnt;
+
 		for (i = 0; i < nr_ppas; i++) {
-			ppas[i].g.pl = pl_idx;
-			rqd->ppa_list[(pl_idx * nr_ppas) + i] = ppas[i];
+			for (pl_idx = 0; pl_idx < plane_cnt; pl_idx++) {
+				ppas[i].g.pl = pl_idx;
+				rqd->ppa_list[(pl_idx * nr_ppas) + i] = ppas[i];
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -304,7 +307,7 @@
 
 	memset(&rqd, 0, sizeof(struct nvm_rq));
 
-	ret = nvm_set_rqd_ppalist(dev, &rqd, ppas, nr_ppas);
+	ret = nvm_set_rqd_ppalist(dev, &rqd, ppas, nr_ppas, 1);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -420,7 +423,7 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	memset(&rqd, 0, sizeof(struct nvm_rq));
-	ret = nvm_set_rqd_ppalist(dev, &rqd, ppa, nr_ppas);
+	ret = nvm_set_rqd_ppalist(dev, &rqd, ppa, nr_ppas, 1);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;