diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
index b9b79ccfabf8a..d5223bb6e38d0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ struct nvme_uring_cmd_pdu {
 static inline struct nvme_uring_cmd_pdu *nvme_uring_cmd_pdu(
 		struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd)
 {
-	return (struct nvme_uring_cmd_pdu *)&ioucmd->pdu;
+	return io_uring_cmd_to_pdu(ioucmd, struct nvme_uring_cmd_pdu);
 }
 
 static void nvme_uring_task_cb(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd,
@@ -632,8 +632,6 @@ static int nvme_ns_uring_cmd(struct nvme_ns *ns, struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd,
 	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl = ns->ctrl;
 	int ret;
 
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct nvme_uring_cmd_pdu) > sizeof(ioucmd->pdu));
-
 	ret = nvme_uring_cmd_checks(issue_flags);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;