diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 9cf5583..cac7366 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 		part = rcu_dereference(ptbl->part[piter->idx]);
 		if (!part)
 			continue;
-		if (!part->nr_sects &&
+		if (!part_nr_sects_read(part) &&
 		    !(piter->flags & DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY) &&
 		    !(piter->flags & DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY_PART0 &&
 		      piter->idx == 0))
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 static inline int sector_in_part(struct hd_struct *part, sector_t sector)
 {
 	return part->start_sect <= sector &&
-		sector < part->start_sect + part->nr_sects;
+		sector < part->start_sect + part_nr_sects_read(part);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -769,8 +769,8 @@
 
 			printk("%s%s %10llu %s %s", is_part0 ? "" : "  ",
 			       bdevt_str(part_devt(part), devt_buf),
-			       (unsigned long long)part->nr_sects >> 1,
-			       disk_name(disk, part->partno, name_buf),
+			       (unsigned long long)part_nr_sects_read(part) >> 1
+			       , disk_name(disk, part->partno, name_buf),
 			       uuid_buf);
 			if (is_part0) {
 				if (disk->driverfs_dev != NULL &&
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@
 	while ((part = disk_part_iter_next(&piter)))
 		seq_printf(seqf, "%4d  %7d %10llu %s\n",
 			   MAJOR(part_devt(part)), MINOR(part_devt(part)),
-			   (unsigned long long)part->nr_sects >> 1,
+			   (unsigned long long)part_nr_sects_read(part) >> 1,
 			   disk_name(sgp, part->partno, buf));
 	disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);
 
@@ -1268,6 +1268,16 @@
 		}
 		disk->part_tbl->part[0] = &disk->part0;
 
+		/*
+		 * set_capacity() and get_capacity() currently don't use
+		 * seqcounter to read/update the part0->nr_sects. Still init
+		 * the counter as we can read the sectors in IO submission
+		 * patch using seqence counters.
+		 *
+		 * TODO: Ideally set_capacity() and get_capacity() should be
+		 * converted to make use of bd_mutex and sequence counters.
+		 */
+		seqcount_init(&disk->part0.nr_sects_seq);
 		hd_ref_init(&disk->part0);
 
 		disk->minors = minors;