diff --git a/scst/include/backport.h b/scst/include/backport.h
index 3aeb67771..f2c0352a7 100644
--- a/scst/include/backport.h
+++ b/scst/include/backport.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static inline struct bio_set *bioset_create_backport(unsigned int pool_size,
 	return bioset_create(pool_size, front_pad);
 }
 #define bioset_create bioset_create_backport
+#define BIOSET_NEED_BVECS 1
 #endif
 
 /* <linux/blkdev.h> */
diff --git a/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c b/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
index 3e5efddfc..c4bfb1969 100644
--- a/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
+++ b/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
@@ -7818,7 +7818,7 @@ static int vdisk_create_bioset(struct scst_vdisk_dev *virt_dev)
 	EXTRACHECKS_BUG_ON(virt_dev->vdisk_bioset || !virt_dev->blockio);
 
 	/* Pool size doesn't really matter */
-	virt_dev->vdisk_bioset = bioset_create(2, 0, 0);
+	virt_dev->vdisk_bioset = bioset_create(2, 0, BIOSET_NEED_BVECS);
 	if (virt_dev->vdisk_bioset == NULL) {
 		PRINT_ERROR("Failed to create bioset (dev %s)", virt_dev->name);
 		res = -ENOMEM;