diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
index 6850672ad2a2ae16c378a30b04e6ddc7ece5b1a6..58e010bdda3ea5c155da5c268f542a6939e5c786 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
@@ -783,6 +783,9 @@ nvmet_fc_find_target_queue(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport,
 	u16 qid = nvmet_fc_getqueueid(connection_id);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	if (qid > NVMET_NR_QUEUES)
+		return NULL;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&tgtport->lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(assoc, &tgtport->assoc_list, a_list) {
 		if (association_id == assoc->association_id) {