diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 08a2501b9357..606b13d35d16 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -860,7 +860,14 @@ static int nvme_tcp_try_send_data(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
 		else
 			flags |= MSG_MORE;
 
-		ret = kernel_sendpage(queue->sock, page, offset, len, flags);
+		/* can't zcopy slab pages */
+		if (unlikely(PageSlab(page))) {
+			ret = sock_no_sendpage(queue->sock, page, offset, len,
+					flags);
+		} else {
+			ret = kernel_sendpage(queue->sock, page, offset, len,
+					flags);
+		}
 		if (ret <= 0)
 			return ret;