diff --git a/block/blkio.c b/block/blkio.c
index 3d9a2e764c..e0e765af63 100644
--- a/block/blkio.c
+++ b/block/blkio.c
@@ -899,8 +899,10 @@ static int blkio_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     }
 
     bs->supported_write_flags = BDRV_REQ_FUA | BDRV_REQ_REGISTERED_BUF;
-    bs->supported_zero_flags = BDRV_REQ_FUA | BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP |
-                               BDRV_REQ_NO_FALLBACK;
+    bs->supported_zero_flags = BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP | BDRV_REQ_NO_FALLBACK;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLKIO_WRITE_ZEROS_FUA
+    bs->supported_zero_flags |= BDRV_REQ_FUA;
+#endif
 
     qemu_mutex_init(&s->blkio_lock);
     qemu_co_mutex_init(&s->bounce_lock);
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c2a050b844..81ecd4bae7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2305,6 +2305,8 @@ config_host_data.set('CONFIG_BLKIO', blkio.found())
 if blkio.found()
   config_host_data.set('CONFIG_BLKIO_VHOST_VDPA_FD',
                        blkio.version().version_compare('>=1.3.0'))
+  config_host_data.set('CONFIG_BLKIO_WRITE_ZEROS_FUA',
+                       blkio.version().version_compare('>=1.4.0'))
 endif
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_CURL', curl.found())
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_CURSES', curses.found())