diff --git a/block/nvme.c b/block/nvme.c
index b03735129d..914a3c4ab3 100644
--- a/block/nvme.c
+++ b/block/nvme.c
@@ -208,12 +208,12 @@ static void nvme_free_req_queue_cb(void *opaque)
     qemu_mutex_unlock(&q->lock);
 }
 
-static NVMeQueuePair *nvme_create_queue_pair(BlockDriverState *bs,
+static NVMeQueuePair *nvme_create_queue_pair(BDRVNVMeState *s,
+                                             AioContext *aio_context,
                                              int idx, int size,
                                              Error **errp)
 {
     int i, r;
-    BDRVNVMeState *s = bs->opaque;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     NVMeQueuePair *q;
     uint64_t prp_list_iova;
@@ -232,8 +232,7 @@ static NVMeQueuePair *nvme_create_queue_pair(BlockDriverState *bs,
     q->s = s;
     q->index = idx;
     qemu_co_queue_init(&q->free_req_queue);
-    q->completion_bh = aio_bh_new(bdrv_get_aio_context(bs),
-                                  nvme_process_completion_bh, q);
+    q->completion_bh = aio_bh_new(aio_context, nvme_process_completion_bh, q);
     r = qemu_vfio_dma_map(s->vfio, q->prp_list_pages,
                           s->page_size * NVME_NUM_REQS,
                           false, &prp_list_iova);
@@ -637,7 +636,8 @@ static bool nvme_add_io_queue(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp)
     NvmeCmd cmd;
     int queue_size = NVME_QUEUE_SIZE;
 
-    q = nvme_create_queue_pair(bs, n, queue_size, errp);
+    q = nvme_create_queue_pair(s, bdrv_get_aio_context(bs),
+                               n, queue_size, errp);
     if (!q) {
         return false;
     }
@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ static int nvme_init(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *device, int namespace,
                      Error **errp)
 {
     BDRVNVMeState *s = bs->opaque;
+    AioContext *aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
     int ret;
     uint64_t cap;
     uint64_t timeout_ms;
@@ -743,7 +744,7 @@ static int nvme_init(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *device, int namespace,
 
     /* Set up admin queue. */
     s->queues = g_new(NVMeQueuePair *, 1);
-    s->queues[INDEX_ADMIN] = nvme_create_queue_pair(bs, 0,
+    s->queues[INDEX_ADMIN] = nvme_create_queue_pair(s, aio_context, 0,
                                                           NVME_QUEUE_SIZE,
                                                           errp);
     if (!s->queues[INDEX_ADMIN]) {