diff --git a/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c b/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
index 8df974b1e..74df81e4f 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
@@ -958,6 +958,8 @@ _create_lvol_disk(struct spdk_lvol *lvol, bool destroy)
 	bdev->blockcnt = total_size / bdev->blocklen;
 	bdev->uuid = lvol->uuid;
 	bdev->need_aligned_buffer = lvs_bdev->bdev->need_aligned_buffer;
+	bdev->split_on_optimal_io_boundary = true;
+	bdev->optimal_io_boundary = spdk_bs_get_cluster_size(lvol->lvol_store->blobstore) / bdev->blocklen;
 
 	bdev->ctxt = lvol;
 	bdev->fn_table = &vbdev_lvol_fn_table;