diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index f6427a10a990..38bbbbbc6f47 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -642,17 +642,9 @@ static int nvme_tcp_recv_data(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			      unsigned int *offset, size_t *len)
 {
 	struct nvme_tcp_data_pdu *pdu = (void *)queue->pdu;
-	struct nvme_tcp_request *req;
-	struct request *rq;
-
-	rq = blk_mq_tag_to_rq(nvme_tcp_tagset(queue), pdu->command_id);
-	if (!rq) {
-		dev_err(queue->ctrl->ctrl.device,
-			"queue %d tag %#x not found\n",
-			nvme_tcp_queue_id(queue), pdu->command_id);
-		return -ENOENT;
-	}
-	req = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
+	struct request *rq =
+		blk_mq_tag_to_rq(nvme_tcp_tagset(queue), pdu->command_id);
+	struct nvme_tcp_request *req = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
 
 	while (true) {
 		int recv_len, ret;