diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 7723a4989524..2e174fad57d7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -208,6 +208,18 @@ static inline u8 nvme_tcp_ddgst_len(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue)
 	return queue->data_digest ? NVME_TCP_DIGEST_LENGTH : 0;
 }
 
+static inline void *nvme_tcp_req_cmd_pdu(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
+{
+	return req->pdu;
+}
+
+static inline void *nvme_tcp_req_data_pdu(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
+{
+	/* use the pdu space in the back for the data pdu */
+	return req->pdu + sizeof(struct nvme_tcp_cmd_pdu) -
+		sizeof(struct nvme_tcp_data_pdu);
+}
+
 static inline size_t nvme_tcp_inline_data_size(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
 {
 	if (nvme_is_fabrics(req->req.cmd))
@@ -614,7 +626,7 @@ static int nvme_tcp_handle_comp(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue,
 
 static void nvme_tcp_setup_h2c_data_pdu(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
 {
-	struct nvme_tcp_data_pdu *data = req->pdu;
+	struct nvme_tcp_data_pdu *data = nvme_tcp_req_data_pdu(req);
 	struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue = req->queue;
 	struct request *rq = blk_mq_rq_from_pdu(req);
 	u32 h2cdata_sent = req->pdu_len;
@@ -1038,7 +1050,7 @@ static int nvme_tcp_try_send_data(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
 static int nvme_tcp_try_send_cmd_pdu(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
 {
 	struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue = req->queue;
-	struct nvme_tcp_cmd_pdu *pdu = req->pdu;
+	struct nvme_tcp_cmd_pdu *pdu = nvme_tcp_req_cmd_pdu(req);
 	bool inline_data = nvme_tcp_has_inline_data(req);
 	u8 hdgst = nvme_tcp_hdgst_len(queue);
 	int len = sizeof(*pdu) + hdgst - req->offset;
@@ -1077,7 +1089,7 @@ static int nvme_tcp_try_send_cmd_pdu(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
 static int nvme_tcp_try_send_data_pdu(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
 {
 	struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue = req->queue;
-	struct nvme_tcp_data_pdu *pdu = req->pdu;
+	struct nvme_tcp_data_pdu *pdu = nvme_tcp_req_data_pdu(req);
 	u8 hdgst = nvme_tcp_hdgst_len(queue);
 	int len = sizeof(*pdu) - req->offset + hdgst;
 	int ret;
@@ -2284,7 +2296,7 @@ static enum blk_eh_timer_return nvme_tcp_timeout(struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct nvme_tcp_request *req = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
 	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl = &req->queue->ctrl->ctrl;
-	struct nvme_tcp_cmd_pdu *pdu = req->pdu;
+	struct nvme_tcp_cmd_pdu *pdu = nvme_tcp_req_cmd_pdu(req);
 	u8 opc = pdu->cmd.common.opcode, fctype = pdu->cmd.fabrics.fctype;
 	int qid = nvme_tcp_queue_id(req->queue);
 
@@ -2323,7 +2335,7 @@ static blk_status_t nvme_tcp_map_data(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue,
 			struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct nvme_tcp_request *req = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
-	struct nvme_tcp_cmd_pdu *pdu = req->pdu;
+	struct nvme_tcp_cmd_pdu *pdu = nvme_tcp_req_cmd_pdu(req);
 	struct nvme_command *c = &pdu->cmd;
 
 	c->common.flags |= NVME_CMD_SGL_METABUF;
@@ -2343,7 +2355,7 @@ static blk_status_t nvme_tcp_setup_cmd_pdu(struct nvme_ns *ns,
 		struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct nvme_tcp_request *req = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
-	struct nvme_tcp_cmd_pdu *pdu = req->pdu;
+	struct nvme_tcp_cmd_pdu *pdu = nvme_tcp_req_cmd_pdu(req);
 	struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue = req->queue;
 	u8 hdgst = nvme_tcp_hdgst_len(queue), ddgst = 0;
 	blk_status_t ret;