diff --git a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
index 52ab3450b975..f1683960b87e 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
@@ -1068,7 +1068,8 @@ static uint16_t nvme_map_data(NvmeCtrl *n, uint32_t nlb, NvmeRequest *req)
     size_t len = nvme_l2b(ns, nlb);
     uint16_t status;
 
-    if (nvme_ns_ext(ns) && !(pi && pract && ns->lbaf.ms == 8)) {
+    if (nvme_ns_ext(ns) &&
+        !(pi && pract && ns->lbaf.ms == nvme_pi_tuple_size(ns))) {
         NvmeSg sg;
 
         len += nvme_m2b(ns, nlb);
@@ -1247,7 +1248,8 @@ uint16_t nvme_bounce_data(NvmeCtrl *n, void *ptr, uint32_t len,
     bool pi = !!NVME_ID_NS_DPS_TYPE(ns->id_ns.dps);
     bool pract = !!(le16_to_cpu(rw->control) & NVME_RW_PRINFO_PRACT);
 
-    if (nvme_ns_ext(ns) && !(pi && pract && ns->lbaf.ms == 8)) {
+    if (nvme_ns_ext(ns) &&
+        !(pi && pract && ns->lbaf.ms == nvme_pi_tuple_size(ns))) {
         return nvme_tx_interleaved(n, &req->sg, ptr, len, ns->lbasz,
                                    ns->lbaf.ms, 0, dir);
     }
@@ -2184,7 +2186,7 @@ static void nvme_compare_mdata_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
          * tuple.
          */
         if (!(ns->id_ns.dps & NVME_ID_NS_DPS_FIRST_EIGHT)) {
-            pil = ns->lbaf.ms - sizeof(NvmeDifTuple);
+            pil = ns->lbaf.ms - nvme_pi_tuple_size(ns);
         }
 
         for (bufp = buf; mbufp < end; bufp += ns->lbaf.ms, mbufp += ns->lbaf.ms) {
@@ -3167,7 +3169,7 @@ static uint16_t nvme_read(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
         if (NVME_ID_NS_DPS_TYPE(ns->id_ns.dps)) {
             bool pract = prinfo & NVME_PRINFO_PRACT;
 
-            if (pract && ns->lbaf.ms == 8) {
+            if (pract && ns->lbaf.ms == nvme_pi_tuple_size(ns)) {
                 mapped_size = data_size;
             }
         }
@@ -3244,7 +3246,7 @@ static uint16_t nvme_do_write(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req, bool append,
         if (NVME_ID_NS_DPS_TYPE(ns->id_ns.dps)) {
             bool pract = prinfo & NVME_PRINFO_PRACT;
 
-            if (pract && ns->lbaf.ms == 8) {
+            if (pract && ns->lbaf.ms == nvme_pi_tuple_size(ns)) {
                 mapped_size -= nvme_m2b(ns, nlb);
             }
         }
@@ -5553,7 +5555,7 @@ static uint16_t nvme_format_check(NvmeNamespace *ns, uint8_t lbaf, uint8_t pi)
         return NVME_INVALID_FORMAT | NVME_DNR;
     }
 
-    if (pi && (ns->id_ns.lbaf[lbaf].ms < sizeof(NvmeDifTuple))) {
+    if (pi && (ns->id_ns.lbaf[lbaf].ms < nvme_pi_tuple_size(ns))) {
         return NVME_INVALID_FORMAT | NVME_DNR;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/nvme/dif.c b/hw/nvme/dif.c
index cd0cea2b5ebd..891385f33f20 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/dif.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/dif.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void nvme_dif_pract_generate_dif(NvmeNamespace *ns, uint8_t *buf, size_t len,
     int16_t pil = 0;
 
     if (!(ns->id_ns.dps & NVME_ID_NS_DPS_FIRST_EIGHT)) {
-        pil = ns->lbaf.ms - sizeof(NvmeDifTuple);
+        pil = ns->lbaf.ms - nvme_pi_tuple_size(ns);
     }
 
     trace_pci_nvme_dif_pract_generate_dif(len, ns->lbasz, ns->lbasz + pil,
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ uint16_t nvme_dif_check(NvmeNamespace *ns, uint8_t *buf, size_t len,
     }
 
     if (!(ns->id_ns.dps & NVME_ID_NS_DPS_FIRST_EIGHT)) {
-        pil = ns->lbaf.ms - sizeof(NvmeDifTuple);
+        pil = ns->lbaf.ms - nvme_pi_tuple_size(ns);
     }
 
     trace_pci_nvme_dif_check(prinfo, ns->lbasz + pil);
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ uint16_t nvme_dif_mangle_mdata(NvmeNamespace *ns, uint8_t *mbuf, size_t mlen,
 
 
     if (!(ns->id_ns.dps & NVME_ID_NS_DPS_FIRST_EIGHT)) {
-        pil = ns->lbaf.ms - sizeof(NvmeDifTuple);
+        pil = ns->lbaf.ms - nvme_pi_tuple_size(ns);
     }
 
     do {
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ uint16_t nvme_dif_mangle_mdata(NvmeNamespace *ns, uint8_t *mbuf, size_t mlen,
             end = mbufp + mlen;
 
             for (; mbufp < end; mbufp += ns->lbaf.ms) {
-                memset(mbufp + pil, 0xff, sizeof(NvmeDifTuple));
+                memset(mbufp + pil, 0xff, nvme_pi_tuple_size(ns));
             }
         }
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static void nvme_dif_rw_check_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
         goto out;
     }
 
-    if (prinfo & NVME_PRINFO_PRACT && ns->lbaf.ms == 8) {
+    if (prinfo & NVME_PRINFO_PRACT && ns->lbaf.ms == nvme_pi_tuple_size(ns)) {
         goto out;
     }
 
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ uint16_t nvme_dif_rw(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
 
         if (pract) {
             uint8_t *mbuf, *end;
-            int16_t pil = ns->lbaf.ms - sizeof(NvmeDifTuple);
+            int16_t pil = ns->lbaf.ms - nvme_pi_tuple_size(ns);
 
             status = nvme_check_prinfo(ns, prinfo, slba, reftag);
             if (status) {
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ uint16_t nvme_dif_rw(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
         return NVME_NO_COMPLETE;
     }
 
-    if (nvme_ns_ext(ns) && !(pract && ns->lbaf.ms == 8)) {
+    if (nvme_ns_ext(ns) && !(pract && ns->lbaf.ms == nvme_pi_tuple_size(ns))) {
         mapped_len += mlen;
     }
 
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ uint16_t nvme_dif_rw(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
     qemu_iovec_init(&ctx->mdata.iov, 1);
     qemu_iovec_add(&ctx->mdata.iov, ctx->mdata.bounce, mlen);
 
-    if (!(pract && ns->lbaf.ms == 8)) {
+    if (!(pract && ns->lbaf.ms == nvme_pi_tuple_size(ns))) {
         status = nvme_bounce_mdata(n, ctx->mdata.bounce, ctx->mdata.iov.size,
                                    NVME_TX_DIRECTION_TO_DEVICE, req);
         if (status) {
diff --git a/hw/nvme/dif.h b/hw/nvme/dif.h
index e36fea30e71e..ab6dbb09463e 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/dif.h
+++ b/hw/nvme/dif.h
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ static const uint16_t t10_dif_crc_table[256] = {
     0xF0D8, 0x7B6F, 0x6C01, 0xE7B6, 0x42DD, 0xC96A, 0xDE04, 0x55B3
 };
 
+static inline size_t nvme_pi_tuple_size(NvmeNamespace *ns)
+{
+    return sizeof(NvmeDifTuple);
+}
+
 uint16_t nvme_check_prinfo(NvmeNamespace *ns, uint8_t prinfo, uint64_t slba,
                            uint32_t reftag);
 uint16_t nvme_dif_mangle_mdata(NvmeNamespace *ns, uint8_t *mbuf, size_t mlen,
