diff --git a/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c b/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
index 9bf23aaa7..3626bccff 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
@@ -1591,8 +1591,12 @@ nvmf_poll_group_resume_subsystem(struct spdk_nvmf_poll_group *group,
 	/* Release all queued requests */
 	TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(req, &sgroup->queued, link, tmp) {
 		TAILQ_REMOVE(&sgroup->queued, req, link);
-		assert(req->zcopy_phase == NVMF_ZCOPY_PHASE_NONE);
-		spdk_nvmf_request_exec(req);
+		if (spdk_nvmf_request_using_zcopy(req)) {
+			spdk_nvmf_request_zcopy_start(req);
+		} else {
+			spdk_nvmf_request_exec(req);
+		}
+
 	}
 fini:
 	if (cb_fn) {
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/fc.c/fc_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/fc.c/fc_ut.c
index 0871c3909..5bea41f09 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/fc.c/fc_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/fc.c/fc_ut.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ DEFINE_STUB_V(rte_hash_free, (struct rte_hash *h));
 DEFINE_STUB(nvmf_fc_lld_port_add, int, (struct spdk_nvmf_fc_port *fc_port), 0);
 DEFINE_STUB(nvmf_fc_lld_port_remove, int, (struct spdk_nvmf_fc_port *fc_port), 0);
 
+DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_nvmf_request_zcopy_start, (struct spdk_nvmf_request *req));
 DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_nvmf_request_zcopy_end, (struct spdk_nvmf_request *req, bool commit));
 
 const char *
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c/nvmf_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c/nvmf_ut.c
index 9906a00b1..f360b67e2 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c/nvmf_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c/nvmf_ut.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ DEFINE_STUB(nvmf_transport_qpair_get_listen_trid, int,
 	    (struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair,
 	     struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid), 0);
 DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_nvmf_request_exec, (struct spdk_nvmf_request *req));
+DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_nvmf_request_zcopy_start, (struct spdk_nvmf_request *req));
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvmf_get_transport_name, const char *,
 	    (struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport), NULL);
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvmf_transport_destroy, int, (struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,