diff --git a/block/blk-settings.c b/block/blk-settings.c
index 50e9efb59f67fd..bb94a3d471f4fb 100644
--- a/block/blk-settings.c
+++ b/block/blk-settings.c
@@ -881,31 +881,21 @@ bool blk_queue_can_use_dma_map_merging(struct request_queue *q,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_queue_can_use_dma_map_merging);
 
 /**
- * disk_set_zoned - configure the zoned model for a disk
- * @disk:	the gendisk of the queue to configure
- * @zoned:	zoned or not.
- *
- * When @zoned is %true, this should be called only if zoned block device
- * support is enabled (CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED option).
+ * disk_set_zoned - inidicate a zoned device
+ * @disk:	gendisk to configure
  */
-void disk_set_zoned(struct gendisk *disk, bool zoned)
+void disk_set_zoned(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = disk->queue;
 
-	if (zoned) {
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED));
-
-		/*
-		 * Set the zone write granularity to the device logical block
-		 * size by default. The driver can change this value if needed.
-		 */
-		q->limits.zoned = true;
-		blk_queue_zone_write_granularity(q,
-						queue_logical_block_size(q));
-	} else if (q->limits.zoned) {
-		q->limits.zoned = false;
-		disk_clear_zone_settings(disk);
-	}
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED));
+
+	/*
+	 * Set the zone write granularity to the device logical block
+	 * size by default. The driver can change this value if needed.
+	 */
+	q->limits.zoned = true;
+	blk_queue_zone_write_granularity(q, queue_logical_block_size(q));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(disk_set_zoned);
 
diff --git a/block/blk-zoned.c b/block/blk-zoned.c
index 619ee41a51cc8c..580a58e53efd77 100644
--- a/block/blk-zoned.c
+++ b/block/blk-zoned.c
@@ -616,12 +616,13 @@ int blk_revalidate_disk_zones(struct gendisk *disk,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_revalidate_disk_zones);
 
-void disk_clear_zone_settings(struct gendisk *disk)
+void disk_clear_zoned(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = disk->queue;
 
 	blk_mq_freeze_queue(q);
 
+	q->limits.zoned = false;
 	disk_free_zone_bitmaps(disk);
 	blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_ZONE_RESETALL, q);
 	q->required_elevator_features &= ~ELEVATOR_F_ZBD_SEQ_WRITE;
diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index 08a358bc0919e2..1ef920f72e0f87 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -395,14 +395,12 @@ static inline struct bio *blk_queue_bounce(struct bio *bio,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED
 void disk_free_zone_bitmaps(struct gendisk *disk);
-void disk_clear_zone_settings(struct gendisk *disk);
 int blkdev_report_zones_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, unsigned int cmd,
 		unsigned long arg);
 int blkdev_zone_mgmt_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, blk_mode_t mode,
 		unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 #else /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED */
 static inline void disk_free_zone_bitmaps(struct gendisk *disk) {}
-static inline void disk_clear_zone_settings(struct gendisk *disk) {}
 static inline int blkdev_report_zones_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev,
 		unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c b/drivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c
index 369eb1e78bb579..6f5e0994862eae 100644
--- a/drivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c
+++ b/drivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ int null_register_zoned_dev(struct nullb *nullb)
 	struct nullb_device *dev = nullb->dev;
 	struct request_queue *q = nullb->q;
 
-	disk_set_zoned(nullb->disk, true);
+	disk_set_zoned(nullb->disk);
 	blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_ZONE_RESETALL, q);
 	blk_queue_required_elevator_features(q, ELEVATOR_F_ZBD_SEQ_WRITE);
 	blk_queue_chunk_sectors(q, dev->zone_size_sects);
diff --git a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
index 24fb95f19d5284..d50d69b2c023de 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int ublk_dev_param_zoned_apply(struct ublk_device *ub)
 {
 	const struct ublk_param_zoned *p = &ub->params.zoned;
 
-	disk_set_zoned(ub->ub_disk, true);
+	disk_set_zoned(ub->ub_disk);
 	blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_ZONE_RESETALL, ub->ub_disk->queue);
 	blk_queue_required_elevator_features(ub->ub_disk->queue,
 					     ELEVATOR_F_ZBD_SEQ_WRITE);
diff --git a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
index 19a4f20bd1c2f8..7d7a19b2b9a8eb 100644
--- a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ static int virtblk_probe_zoned_device(struct virtio_device *vdev,
 
 	dev_dbg(&vdev->dev, "probing host-managed zoned device\n");
 
-	disk_set_zoned(vblk->disk, true);
+	disk_set_zoned(vblk->disk);
 	blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_ZONE_RESETALL, q);
 
 	virtio_cread(vdev, struct virtio_blk_config,
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/zns.c b/drivers/nvme/host/zns.c
index 6d4c440e97e2a5..3d98e435821e4a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/zns.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/zns.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int nvme_update_zone_info(struct nvme_ns *ns, unsigned lbaf)
 		goto free_data;
 	}
 
-	disk_set_zoned(ns->disk, true);
+	disk_set_zoned(ns->disk);
 	blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_ZONE_RESETALL, q);
 	disk_set_max_open_zones(ns->disk, le32_to_cpu(id->mor) + 1);
 	disk_set_max_active_zones(ns->disk, le32_to_cpu(id->mar) + 1);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 19a19eb277f57d..dbed075cdb981a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -3135,11 +3135,13 @@ static void sd_read_block_characteristics(struct scsi_disk *sdkp)
 		blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_ADD_RANDOM, q);
 	}
 
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED /* sd_probe rejects ZBD devices early otherwise */
 	if (sdkp->device->type == TYPE_ZBC) {
 		/*
 		 * Host-managed.
 		 */
-		disk_set_zoned(sdkp->disk, true);
+		disk_set_zoned(sdkp->disk);
 
 		/*
 		 * Per ZBC and ZAC specifications, writes in sequential write
@@ -3152,8 +3154,9 @@ static void sd_read_block_characteristics(struct scsi_disk *sdkp)
 		 * Anything else.  This includes host-aware device that we treat
 		 * as conventional.
 		 */
-		disk_set_zoned(sdkp->disk, false);
+		disk_clear_zoned(sdkp->disk);
 	}
+#endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED */
 
 	if (!sdkp->first_scan)
 		return;
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 28cda9fb239eb6..bc236e77d85e1c 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ struct queue_limits {
 typedef int (*report_zones_cb)(struct blk_zone *zone, unsigned int idx,
 			       void *data);
 
-void disk_set_zoned(struct gendisk *disk, bool zoned);
+void disk_set_zoned(struct gendisk *disk);
+void disk_clear_zoned(struct gendisk *disk);
 
 #define BLK_ALL_ZONES  ((unsigned int)-1)
 int blkdev_report_zones(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
