diff --git a/block/bsg.c b/block/bsg.c
index e8bd247..e73e50d 100644
--- a/block/bsg.c
+++ b/block/bsg.c
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@
 		rq->timeout = q->sg_timeout;
 	if (!rq->timeout)
 		rq->timeout = BLK_DEFAULT_SG_TIMEOUT;
+	if (rq->timeout < BLK_MIN_SG_TIMEOUT)
+		rq->timeout = BLK_MIN_SG_TIMEOUT;
 
 	return 0;
 }