diff --git a/hw/block/nvme.c b/hw/block/nvme.c
index 897c2d04e5..986917dabf 100644
--- a/hw/block/nvme.c
+++ b/hw/block/nvme.c
@@ -1128,32 +1128,7 @@ invalid:
     return status | NVME_DNR;
 }
 
-static uint16_t nvme_write_zeroes(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
-{
-    NvmeRwCmd *rw = (NvmeRwCmd *)&req->cmd;
-    NvmeNamespace *ns = req->ns;
-    uint64_t slba = le64_to_cpu(rw->slba);
-    uint32_t nlb = (uint32_t)le16_to_cpu(rw->nlb) + 1;
-    uint64_t offset = nvme_l2b(ns, slba);
-    uint32_t count = nvme_l2b(ns, nlb);
-    uint16_t status;
-
-    trace_pci_nvme_write_zeroes(nvme_cid(req), nvme_nsid(ns), slba, nlb);
-
-    status = nvme_check_bounds(n, ns, slba, nlb);
-    if (status) {
-        trace_pci_nvme_err_invalid_lba_range(slba, nlb, ns->id_ns.nsze);
-        return status;
-    }
-
-    block_acct_start(blk_get_stats(req->ns->blkconf.blk), &req->acct, 0,
-                     BLOCK_ACCT_WRITE);
-    req->aiocb = blk_aio_pwrite_zeroes(req->ns->blkconf.blk, offset, count,
-                                       BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP, nvme_rw_cb, req);
-    return NVME_NO_COMPLETE;
-}
-
-static uint16_t nvme_write(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
+static uint16_t nvme_do_write(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req, bool wrz)
 {
     NvmeRwCmd *rw = (NvmeRwCmd *)&req->cmd;
     NvmeNamespace *ns = req->ns;
@@ -1167,10 +1142,12 @@ static uint16_t nvme_write(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
     trace_pci_nvme_write(nvme_cid(req), nvme_io_opc_str(rw->opcode),
                          nvme_nsid(ns), nlb, data_size, slba);
 
-    status = nvme_check_mdts(n, data_size);
-    if (status) {
-        trace_pci_nvme_err_mdts(nvme_cid(req), data_size);
-        goto invalid;
+    if (!wrz) {
+        status = nvme_check_mdts(n, data_size);
+        if (status) {
+            trace_pci_nvme_err_mdts(nvme_cid(req), data_size);
+            goto invalid;
+        }
     }
 
     status = nvme_check_bounds(n, ns, slba, nlb);
@@ -1179,21 +1156,28 @@ static uint16_t nvme_write(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
         goto invalid;
     }
 
-    status = nvme_map_dptr(n, data_size, req);
-    if (status) {
-        goto invalid;
-    }
-
     data_offset = nvme_l2b(ns, slba);
 
-    block_acct_start(blk_get_stats(blk), &req->acct, data_size,
-                     BLOCK_ACCT_WRITE);
-    if (req->qsg.sg) {
-        req->aiocb = dma_blk_write(blk, &req->qsg, data_offset,
-                                   BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE, nvme_rw_cb, req);
+    if (!wrz) {
+        status = nvme_map_dptr(n, data_size, req);
+        if (status) {
+            goto invalid;
+        }
+
+        block_acct_start(blk_get_stats(blk), &req->acct, data_size,
+                         BLOCK_ACCT_WRITE);
+        if (req->qsg.sg) {
+            req->aiocb = dma_blk_write(blk, &req->qsg, data_offset,
+                                       BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE, nvme_rw_cb, req);
+        } else {
+            req->aiocb = blk_aio_pwritev(blk, data_offset, &req->iov, 0,
+                                         nvme_rw_cb, req);
+        }
     } else {
-        req->aiocb = blk_aio_pwritev(blk, data_offset, &req->iov, 0,
-                                     nvme_rw_cb, req);
+        block_acct_start(blk_get_stats(blk), &req->acct, 0, BLOCK_ACCT_WRITE);
+        req->aiocb = blk_aio_pwrite_zeroes(blk, data_offset, data_size,
+                                           BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP, nvme_rw_cb,
+                                           req);
     }
     return NVME_NO_COMPLETE;
 
@@ -1202,6 +1186,16 @@ invalid:
     return status | NVME_DNR;
 }
 
+static inline uint16_t nvme_write(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
+{
+    return nvme_do_write(n, req, false);
+}
+
+static inline uint16_t nvme_write_zeroes(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
+{
+    return nvme_do_write(n, req, true);
+}
+
 static uint16_t nvme_io_cmd(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
 {
     uint32_t nsid = le32_to_cpu(req->cmd.nsid);
diff --git a/hw/block/trace-events b/hw/block/trace-events
index 6233f801e1..02a7c3044c 100644
--- a/hw/block/trace-events
+++ b/hw/block/trace-events
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ pci_nvme_admin_cmd(uint16_t cid, uint16_t sqid, uint8_t opcode, const char *opna
 pci_nvme_read(uint16_t cid, uint32_t nsid, uint32_t nlb, uint64_t count, uint64_t lba) "cid %"PRIu16" nsid %"PRIu32" nlb %"PRIu32" count %"PRIu64" lba 0x%"PRIx64""
 pci_nvme_write(uint16_t cid, const char *verb, uint32_t nsid, uint32_t nlb, uint64_t count, uint64_t lba) "cid %"PRIu16" opname '%s' nsid %"PRIu32" nlb %"PRIu32" count %"PRIu64" lba 0x%"PRIx64""
 pci_nvme_rw_cb(uint16_t cid, const char *blkname) "cid %"PRIu16" blk '%s'"
-pci_nvme_write_zeroes(uint16_t cid, uint32_t nsid, uint64_t slba, uint32_t nlb) "cid %"PRIu16" nsid %"PRIu32" slba %"PRIu64" nlb %"PRIu32""
 pci_nvme_block_status(int64_t offset, int64_t bytes, int64_t pnum, int ret, bool zeroed) "offset %"PRId64" bytes %"PRId64" pnum %"PRId64" ret 0x%x zeroed %d"
 pci_nvme_dsm(uint16_t cid, uint32_t nsid, uint32_t nr, uint32_t attr) "cid %"PRIu16" nsid %"PRIu32" nr %"PRIu32" attr 0x%"PRIx32""
 pci_nvme_dsm_deallocate(uint16_t cid, uint32_t nsid, uint64_t slba, uint32_t nlb) "cid %"PRIu16" nsid %"PRIu32" slba %"PRIu64" nlb %"PRIu32""
