diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_virtio_scsi.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_virtio_scsi.c
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_virtio_scsi.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_virtio_scsi.c
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@
 		.num_queues = VTSCSI_REQUESTQ,
 		/* Leave room for the request and the response. */
 		.seg_max = VTSCSI_MAXSEG - 2,
-		.max_sectors = 2,
+		/* CTL apparently doesn't have a limit here */
+		.max_sectors = INT32_MAX,
 		.cmd_per_lun = 1,
 		.event_info_size = sizeof(struct pci_vtscsi_event),
 		.sense_size = 96,