diff --git a/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h b/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h
index 6e7468927..cd134a0f6 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h
+++ b/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h
@@ -391,6 +391,10 @@ int spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
 				  struct spdk_nvmf_transport_poll_group *group,
 				  struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
 				  uint32_t length);
+int spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers_multi(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
+					struct spdk_nvmf_transport_poll_group *group,
+					struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
+					uint32_t *lengths, uint32_t num_lengths);
 
 bool spdk_nvmf_request_get_dif_ctx(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req, struct spdk_dif_ctx *dif_ctx);
 
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
index 00e49c182..b16230c6d 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
@@ -1673,7 +1673,6 @@ spdk_nvmf_rdma_request_fill_iovs(struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_transport *rtransport,
 
 	rqpair = SPDK_CONTAINEROF(req->qpair, struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_qpair, qpair);
 	rgroup = rqpair->poller->group;
-	req->iovcnt = 0;
 
 	if (spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers(req, &rgroup->group, &rtransport->transport,
 					  length)) {
@@ -1710,6 +1709,7 @@ nvmf_rdma_request_fill_iovs_multi_sgl(struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_transport *rtranspor
 	struct spdk_nvmf_request		*req = &rdma_req->req;
 	struct spdk_nvme_sgl_descriptor		*inline_segment, *desc;
 	uint32_t				num_sgl_descriptors;
+	uint32_t				lengths[SPDK_NVMF_MAX_SGL_ENTRIES];
 	uint32_t				i;
 	int					rc;
 
@@ -1727,11 +1727,23 @@ nvmf_rdma_request_fill_iovs_multi_sgl(struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_transport *rtranspor
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	desc = (struct spdk_nvme_sgl_descriptor *)rdma_req->recv->buf + inline_segment->address;
+	for (i = 0; i < num_sgl_descriptors; i++) {
+		lengths[i] = desc->keyed.length;
+		desc++;
+	}
+
+	rc = spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers_multi(req, &rgroup->group, &rtransport->transport,
+			lengths, num_sgl_descriptors);
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		nvmf_rdma_request_free_data(rdma_req, rtransport);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	/* The first WR must always be the embedded data WR. This is how we unwind them later. */
 	current_wr = &rdma_req->data.wr;
 	assert(current_wr != NULL);
 
-	req->iovcnt = 0;
 	req->length = 0;
 	rdma_req->iovpos = 0;
 	desc = (struct spdk_nvme_sgl_descriptor *)rdma_req->recv->buf + inline_segment->address;
@@ -1743,12 +1755,6 @@ nvmf_rdma_request_fill_iovs_multi_sgl(struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_transport *rtranspor
 			goto err_exit;
 		}
 
-		rc = spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers(req, &rgroup->group, &rtransport->transport,
-						   desc->keyed.length);
-		if (rc != 0) {
-			goto err_exit;
-		}
-
 		current_wr->num_sge = 0;
 
 		rc = nvmf_rdma_fill_wr_sgl(rgroup, device, rdma_req, current_wr, desc->keyed.length);
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/transport.c b/lib/nvmf/transport.c
index 5ceb99730..09bbe0a50 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/transport.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/transport.c
@@ -389,11 +389,11 @@ spdk_nvmf_request_free_buffers(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
 	req->data_from_pool = false;
 }
 
-int
-spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
-			      struct spdk_nvmf_transport_poll_group *group,
-			      struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
-			      uint32_t length)
+static int
+nvmf_request_get_buffers(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
+			 struct spdk_nvmf_transport_poll_group *group,
+			 struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
+			 uint32_t length)
 {
 	uint32_t num_buffers;
 	uint32_t i = 0;
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
 			if (spdk_mempool_get_bulk(transport->data_buf_pool,
 						  &req->buffers[req->num_buffers],
 						  num_buffers - i)) {
-				goto err_exit;
+				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
 			req->num_buffers += num_buffers - i;
 			i += num_buffers - i;
@@ -436,8 +436,47 @@ spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
 
 	req->data_from_pool = true;
 	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
+			      struct spdk_nvmf_transport_poll_group *group,
+			      struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
+			      uint32_t length)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	req->iovcnt = 0;
+
+	rc = nvmf_request_get_buffers(req, group, transport, length);
+	if (rc == -ENOMEM) {
+		spdk_nvmf_request_free_buffers(req, group, transport);
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int
+spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers_multi(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
+				    struct spdk_nvmf_transport_poll_group *group,
+				    struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
+				    uint32_t *lengths, uint32_t num_lengths)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+	uint32_t i;
+
+	req->iovcnt = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_lengths; i++) {
+		rc = nvmf_request_get_buffers(req, group, transport, lengths[i]);
+		if (rc != 0) {
+			goto err_exit;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 
 err_exit:
 	spdk_nvmf_request_free_buffers(req, group, transport);
-	return -ENOMEM;
+	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/rdma.c/rdma_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/rdma.c/rdma_ut.c
index fb201b683..9304008a7 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/rdma.c/rdma_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/rdma.c/rdma_ut.c
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ spdk_nvmf_request_free_buffers(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
 	req->data_from_pool = false;
 }
 
-int
-spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
-			      struct spdk_nvmf_transport_poll_group *group,
-			      struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
-			      uint32_t length)
+static int
+nvmf_request_get_buffers(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
+			 struct spdk_nvmf_transport_poll_group *group,
+			 struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
+			 uint32_t length)
 {
 	uint32_t num_buffers;
 	uint32_t i = 0;
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
 			if (spdk_mempool_get_bulk(transport->data_buf_pool,
 						  &req->buffers[req->num_buffers],
 						  num_buffers - i)) {
-				goto err_exit;
+				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
 			req->num_buffers += num_buffers - i;
 			i += num_buffers - i;
@@ -149,10 +149,49 @@ spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
 
 	req->data_from_pool = true;
 	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
+			      struct spdk_nvmf_transport_poll_group *group,
+			      struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
+			      uint32_t length)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	req->iovcnt = 0;
+
+	rc = nvmf_request_get_buffers(req, group, transport, length);
+	if (rc == -ENOMEM) {
+		spdk_nvmf_request_free_buffers(req, group, transport);
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int
+spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers_multi(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
+				    struct spdk_nvmf_transport_poll_group *group,
+				    struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
+				    uint32_t *lengths, uint32_t num_lengths)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+	uint32_t i;
+
+	req->iovcnt = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_lengths; i++) {
+		rc = nvmf_request_get_buffers(req, group, transport, lengths[i]);
+		if (rc != 0) {
+			goto err_exit;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 
 err_exit:
 	spdk_nvmf_request_free_buffers(req, group, transport);
-	return -ENOMEM;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 uint64_t