diff --git a/drivers/block/null_blk_zoned.c b/drivers/block/null_blk_zoned.c
index 5cf49d9db95e..ed34785dd64b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/null_blk_zoned.c
+++ b/drivers/block/null_blk_zoned.c
@@ -129,11 +129,13 @@ static blk_status_t null_zone_write(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, sector_t sector,
 		return BLK_STS_IOERR;
 	case BLK_ZONE_COND_EMPTY:
 	case BLK_ZONE_COND_IMP_OPEN:
+	case BLK_ZONE_COND_EXP_OPEN:
+	case BLK_ZONE_COND_CLOSED:
 		/* Writes must be at the write pointer position */
 		if (sector != zone->wp)
 			return BLK_STS_IOERR;
 
-		if (zone->cond == BLK_ZONE_COND_EMPTY)
+		if (zone->cond != BLK_ZONE_COND_EXP_OPEN)
 			zone->cond = BLK_ZONE_COND_IMP_OPEN;
 
 		zone->wp += nr_sectors;