diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index fbc11046bbf6..fe82baa924f8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include <scsi/scsi_cmnd.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_dbg.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_device.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_devinfo.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_driver.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_eh.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_host.h>
@@ -3118,6 +3119,9 @@ static void sd_read_io_hints(struct scsi_disk *sdkp, unsigned char *buffer)
 	struct scsi_mode_data data;
 	int res;
 
+	if (sdp->sdev_bflags & BLIST_SKIP_IO_HINTS)
+		return;
+
 	res = scsi_mode_sense(sdp, /*dbd=*/0x8, /*modepage=*/0x0a,
 			      /*subpage=*/0x05, buffer, SD_BUF_SIZE, SD_TIMEOUT,
 			      sdkp->max_retries, &data, &sshdr);
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h b/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h
index 6b548dc2c496..1d79a3b536ce 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@
 #define BLIST_RETRY_ITF		((__force blist_flags_t)(1ULL << 32))
 /* Always retry ABORTED_COMMAND with ASC 0xc1 */
 #define BLIST_RETRY_ASC_C1	((__force blist_flags_t)(1ULL << 33))
+/* Do not query the IO Advice Hints Grouping mode page */
+#define BLIST_SKIP_IO_HINTS	((__force blist_flags_t)(1ULL << 34))
 
-#define __BLIST_LAST_USED BLIST_RETRY_ASC_C1
+#define __BLIST_LAST_USED BLIST_SKIP_IO_HINTS
 
 #define __BLIST_HIGH_UNUSED (~(__BLIST_LAST_USED | \
 			       (__force blist_flags_t) \