diff --git a/hw/block/fdc.c b/hw/block/fdc.c
index 372227569e..f73af7db46 100644
--- a/hw/block/fdc.c
+++ b/hw/block/fdc.c
@@ -223,6 +223,13 @@ static int fd_sector(FDrive *drv)
                           NUM_SIDES(drv));
 }
 
+/* Returns current position, in bytes, for given drive */
+static int fd_offset(FDrive *drv)
+{
+    g_assert(fd_sector(drv) < INT_MAX >> BDRV_SECTOR_BITS);
+    return fd_sector(drv) << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
+}
+
 /* Seek to a new position:
  * returns 0 if already on right track
  * returns 1 if track changed
@@ -1629,8 +1636,8 @@ static int fdctrl_transfer_handler (void *opaque, int nchan,
         if (fdctrl->data_dir != FD_DIR_WRITE ||
             len < FD_SECTOR_LEN || rel_pos != 0) {
             /* READ & SCAN commands and realign to a sector for WRITE */
-            if (blk_read(cur_drv->blk, fd_sector(cur_drv),
-                         fdctrl->fifo, 1) < 0) {
+            if (blk_pread(cur_drv->blk, fd_offset(cur_drv),
+                          fdctrl->fifo, BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE) < 0) {
                 FLOPPY_DPRINTF("Floppy: error getting sector %d\n",
                                fd_sector(cur_drv));
                 /* Sure, image size is too small... */
@@ -1657,8 +1664,8 @@ static int fdctrl_transfer_handler (void *opaque, int nchan,
 
             k->read_memory(fdctrl->dma, nchan, fdctrl->fifo + rel_pos,
                            fdctrl->data_pos, len);
-            if (blk_write(cur_drv->blk, fd_sector(cur_drv),
-                          fdctrl->fifo, 1) < 0) {
+            if (blk_pwrite(cur_drv->blk, fd_offset(cur_drv),
+                           fdctrl->fifo, BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE, 0) < 0) {
                 FLOPPY_DPRINTF("error writing sector %d\n",
                                fd_sector(cur_drv));
                 fdctrl_stop_transfer(fdctrl, FD_SR0_ABNTERM | FD_SR0_SEEK, 0x00, 0x00);
@@ -1741,7 +1748,8 @@ static uint32_t fdctrl_read_data(FDCtrl *fdctrl)
                                    fd_sector(cur_drv));
                     return 0;
                 }
-            if (blk_read(cur_drv->blk, fd_sector(cur_drv), fdctrl->fifo, 1)
+            if (blk_pread(cur_drv->blk, fd_offset(cur_drv), fdctrl->fifo,
+                          BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE)
                 < 0) {
                 FLOPPY_DPRINTF("error getting sector %d\n",
                                fd_sector(cur_drv));
@@ -1820,7 +1828,8 @@ static void fdctrl_format_sector(FDCtrl *fdctrl)
     }
     memset(fdctrl->fifo, 0, FD_SECTOR_LEN);
     if (cur_drv->blk == NULL ||
-        blk_write(cur_drv->blk, fd_sector(cur_drv), fdctrl->fifo, 1) < 0) {
+        blk_pwrite(cur_drv->blk, fd_offset(cur_drv), fdctrl->fifo,
+                   BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE, 0) < 0) {
         FLOPPY_DPRINTF("error formatting sector %d\n", fd_sector(cur_drv));
         fdctrl_stop_transfer(fdctrl, FD_SR0_ABNTERM | FD_SR0_SEEK, 0x00, 0x00);
     } else {
@@ -2243,8 +2252,8 @@ static void fdctrl_write_data(FDCtrl *fdctrl, uint32_t value)
         if (pos == FD_SECTOR_LEN - 1 ||
             fdctrl->data_pos == fdctrl->data_len) {
             cur_drv = get_cur_drv(fdctrl);
-            if (blk_write(cur_drv->blk, fd_sector(cur_drv), fdctrl->fifo, 1)
-                < 0) {
+            if (blk_pwrite(cur_drv->blk, fd_offset(cur_drv), fdctrl->fifo,
+                           BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE, 0) < 0) {
                 FLOPPY_DPRINTF("error writing sector %d\n",
                                fd_sector(cur_drv));
                 break;