diff --git a/block/blk-zoned.c b/block/blk-zoned.c
index fce9082384d6..835d9e937d4d 100644
--- a/block/blk-zoned.c
+++ b/block/blk-zoned.c
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_zone_cond_str);
  */
 bool blk_req_needs_zone_write_lock(struct request *rq)
 {
-	if (blk_rq_is_passthrough(rq))
-		return false;
-
 	if (!rq->q->disk->seq_zones_wlock)
 		return false;