diff --git a/hw/block/nvme.c b/hw/block/nvme.c
index fcdd6b7cb9..88e8008985 100644
--- a/hw/block/nvme.c
+++ b/hw/block/nvme.c
@@ -2181,7 +2181,6 @@ static uint16_t nvme_do_write(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req, bool append,
                                          nvme_rw_cb, req);
         }
     } else {
-        block_acct_start(blk_get_stats(blk), &req->acct, 0, BLOCK_ACCT_WRITE);
         req->aiocb = blk_aio_pwrite_zeroes(blk, data_offset, data_size,
                                            BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP, nvme_rw_cb,
                                            req);