diff --git a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
index 200504dd67a9..1e11816d0b90 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ static blk_status_t ublk_setup_iod(struct ublk_queue *ubq, struct request *req)
 static inline struct ublk_uring_cmd_pdu *ublk_get_uring_cmd_pdu(
 		struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd)
 {
-	return (struct ublk_uring_cmd_pdu *)&ioucmd->pdu;
+	return io_uring_cmd_to_pdu(ioucmd, struct ublk_uring_cmd_pdu);
 }
 
 static inline bool ubq_daemon_is_dying(struct ublk_queue *ubq)