diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-bdev.c b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-bdev.c
index 7bc9f624043296c2bd71d625b6a7ec36d9319015..1096dd01ca228813a16cca4ee808e74507a09f77 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-bdev.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-bdev.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ u16 nvmet_bdev_parse_io_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
 		return 0;
 	case nvme_cmd_write_zeroes:
 		req->execute = nvmet_bdev_execute_write_zeroes;
+		req->data_len = 0;
 		return 0;
 	default:
 		pr_err("unhandled cmd %d on qid %d\n", cmd->common.opcode,