diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 820dac10fa9e97caf6e305df31031657c8198611..770dbcbc999e0bff81b8643644cab20599a0c2e3 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -2136,6 +2136,7 @@ static blk_status_t nvme_tcp_setup_cmd_pdu(struct nvme_ns *ns,
 
 	ret = nvme_tcp_map_data(queue, rq);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
+		nvme_cleanup_cmd(rq);
 		dev_err(queue->ctrl->ctrl.device,
 			"Failed to map data (%d)\n", ret);
 		return ret;