diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c b/drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c
index 4ead4ba60656..d2899e7eb3aa 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c
@@ -425,6 +425,15 @@ static int __open_metadata(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd)
 
 	disk_super = dm_block_data(sblock);
 
+	/* Verify the data block size hasn't changed */
+	if (le32_to_cpu(disk_super->data_block_size) != cmd->data_block_size) {
+		DMERR("changing the data block size (from %u to %llu) is not supported",
+		      le32_to_cpu(disk_super->data_block_size),
+		      (unsigned long long)cmd->data_block_size);
+		r = -EINVAL;
+		goto bad;
+	}
+
 	r = __check_incompat_features(disk_super, cmd);
 	if (r < 0)
 		goto bad;
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin-metadata.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin-metadata.c
index b086a945edcb..e9d33ad59df5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin-metadata.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin-metadata.c
@@ -613,6 +613,15 @@ static int __open_metadata(struct dm_pool_metadata *pmd)
 
 	disk_super = dm_block_data(sblock);
 
+	/* Verify the data block size hasn't changed */
+	if (le32_to_cpu(disk_super->data_block_size) != pmd->data_block_size) {
+		DMERR("changing the data block size (from %u to %llu) is not supported",
+		      le32_to_cpu(disk_super->data_block_size),
+		      (unsigned long long)pmd->data_block_size);
+		r = -EINVAL;
+		goto bad_unlock_sblock;
+	}
+
 	r = __check_incompat_features(disk_super, pmd);
 	if (r < 0)
 		goto bad_unlock_sblock;