diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 48305b7..0e44e26 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -1956,8 +1956,8 @@ static int multiwrite_merge(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockRequest *reqs,
         int64_t oldreq_last = reqs[outidx].sector + reqs[outidx].nb_sectors;
 
         // This handles the cases that are valid for all block drivers, namely
-        // exactly sequential writes and overlapping writes.
-        if (reqs[i].sector <= oldreq_last) {
+        // exactly sequential writes
+        if (reqs[i].sector == oldreq_last) {
             merge = 1;
         }