diff --git a/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c b/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c
index 5b09db10a..ffd9a614b 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c
@@ -647,6 +647,14 @@ raid_bdev_submit_request(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_i
 {
 	switch (bdev_io->type) {
 	case SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_READ:
+		if (bdev_io->u.bdev.iovs[0].iov_base == NULL) {
+			spdk_bdev_io_get_buf(bdev_io, _raid_bdev_submit_rw_request,
+					     bdev_io->u.bdev.num_blocks * bdev_io->bdev->blocklen);
+		} else {
+			/* Just call it directly if iov_base is already populated. */
+			_raid_bdev_submit_rw_request(ch, bdev_io);
+		}
+		break;
 	case SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_WRITE:
 		_raid_bdev_submit_rw_request(ch, bdev_io);
 		break;
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev_raid.c/bdev_raid_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev_raid.c/bdev_raid_ut.c
index 02b73c52d..489f4c2b9 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev_raid.c/bdev_raid_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev_raid.c/bdev_raid_ut.c
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ reset_globals(void)
 	rpc_req_size = 0;
 }
 
+void
+spdk_bdev_io_get_buf(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, spdk_bdev_io_get_buf_cb cb,
+		     uint64_t len)
+{
+	CU_ASSERT(false);
+}
+
 /* Store the IO completion status in global variable to verify by various tests */
 void
 spdk_bdev_io_complete(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, enum spdk_bdev_io_status status)