diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
index de546bc4d..c9c77db24 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
@@ -286,11 +286,12 @@ nvmf_ibv_send_wr_init(struct ibv_send_wr *wr,
 
 int
 nvmf_post_rdma_read(struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn,
-		    struct nvme_qp_tx_desc *tx_desc)
+		    struct nvmf_request *req)
 {
 	struct ibv_send_wr wr, *bad_wr = NULL;
-	struct nvme_qp_rx_desc *rx_desc = tx_desc->req_state.rx_desc;
-	struct nvmf_request *req = &tx_desc->req_state;
+	struct nvme_qp_tx_desc *tx_desc = req->tx_desc;
+	struct nvme_qp_rx_desc *rx_desc = req->rx_desc;
+
 	int rc;
 
 	if (rx_desc == NULL) {
@@ -1090,7 +1091,7 @@ nvmf_process_pending_rdma(struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn)
 		SPDK_TRACELOG(SPDK_TRACE_RDMA, "Issue rdma read from pending queue: tx_desc %p\n",
 			      tx_desc);
 
-		rc = nvmf_post_rdma_read(conn, tx_desc);
+		rc = nvmf_post_rdma_read(conn, &tx_desc->req_state);
 		if (rc) {
 			SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to post pending rdma read descriptor\n");
 			return -1;
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.h b/lib/nvmf/rdma.h
index 3f7ee74a8..ecc44c468 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.h
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct nvme_qp_tx_desc {
 };
 
 int nvmf_post_rdma_read(struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn,
-			struct nvme_qp_tx_desc *tx_desc);
+			struct nvmf_request *req);
 int nvmf_post_rdma_write(struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn,
 			 struct nvme_qp_tx_desc *tx_desc);
 int nvmf_post_rdma_recv(struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn,
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/request.c b/lib/nvmf/request.c
index ff45f8e27..22f997c69 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/request.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/request.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_request_prep_data(struct nvmf_request *req,
 		if (xfer == SPDK_NVME_DATA_HOST_TO_CONTROLLER) {
 			if (sgl->generic.type == SPDK_NVME_SGL_TYPE_KEYED_DATA_BLOCK) {
 				SPDK_TRACELOG(SPDK_TRACE_RDMA, "Issuing RDMA Read to get host data\n");
-				ret = nvmf_post_rdma_read(conn, tx_desc);
+				ret = nvmf_post_rdma_read(conn, req);
 				if (ret) {
 					SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to post rdma read tx descriptor\n");
 					return -1;