diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 244984420b41..11e84ed4de36 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -164,16 +164,14 @@ static inline bool nvme_tcp_async_req(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
 static inline bool nvme_tcp_has_inline_data(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
 {
 	struct request *rq;
-	unsigned int bytes;
 
 	if (unlikely(nvme_tcp_async_req(req)))
 		return false; /* async events don't have a request */
 
 	rq = blk_mq_rq_from_pdu(req);
-	bytes = blk_rq_payload_bytes(rq);
 
-	return rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE && bytes &&
-		bytes <= nvme_tcp_inline_data_size(req->queue);
+	return rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE && req->data_len &&
+		req->data_len <= nvme_tcp_inline_data_size(req->queue);
 }
 
 static inline struct page *nvme_tcp_req_cur_page(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
@@ -2090,7 +2088,9 @@ static blk_status_t nvme_tcp_map_data(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue,
 
 	c->common.flags |= NVME_CMD_SGL_METABUF;
 
-	if (rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE && req->data_len &&
+	if (!blk_rq_nr_phys_segments(rq))
+		nvme_tcp_set_sg_null(c);
+	else if (rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE &&
 	    req->data_len <= nvme_tcp_inline_data_size(queue))
 		nvme_tcp_set_sg_inline(queue, c, req->data_len);
 	else
@@ -2117,7 +2117,8 @@ static blk_status_t nvme_tcp_setup_cmd_pdu(struct nvme_ns *ns,
 	req->data_sent = 0;
 	req->pdu_len = 0;
 	req->pdu_sent = 0;
-	req->data_len = blk_rq_payload_bytes(rq);
+	req->data_len = blk_rq_nr_phys_segments(rq) ?
+				blk_rq_payload_bytes(rq) : 0;
 	req->curr_bio = rq->bio;
 
 	if (rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE &&