diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
index 421e43bf1dd78f5d15f1ffb7cf88d36575ec3503..088f07250d7606ac6572f13171c238521300304a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
@@ -1910,8 +1910,7 @@ nvmet_fc_transfer_fcp_data(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport,
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&fod->flock, flags);
 			fod->writedataactive = false;
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fod->flock, flags);
-			nvmet_req_complete(&fod->req,
-					NVME_SC_FC_TRANSPORT_ERROR);
+			nvmet_req_complete(&fod->req, NVME_SC_INTERNAL);
 		} else /* NVMET_FCOP_READDATA or NVMET_FCOP_READDATA_RSP */ {
 			fcpreq->fcp_error = ret;
 			fcpreq->transferred_length = 0;
@@ -1929,8 +1928,7 @@ __nvmet_fc_fod_op_abort(struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod *fod, bool abort)
 	/* if in the middle of an io and we need to tear down */
 	if (abort) {
 		if (fcpreq->op == NVMET_FCOP_WRITEDATA) {
-			nvmet_req_complete(&fod->req,
-					NVME_SC_FC_TRANSPORT_ERROR);
+			nvmet_req_complete(&fod->req, NVME_SC_INTERNAL);
 			return true;
 		}
 
@@ -1968,8 +1966,7 @@ nvmet_fc_fod_op_done(struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod *fod)
 			fod->abort = true;
 			spin_unlock(&fod->flock);
 
-			nvmet_req_complete(&fod->req,
-					NVME_SC_FC_TRANSPORT_ERROR);
+			nvmet_req_complete(&fod->req, NVME_SC_INTERNAL);
 			return;
 		}