diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
index 56e45745777e4576922728cb2c011371e0812c1c..2f80b6853cbd0492ed1cdc46fc5cddf2bbe82f49 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ static void nvme_rdma_complete_timed_out(struct request *rq)
 	/* fence other contexts that may complete the command */
 	mutex_lock(&ctrl->teardown_lock);
 	nvme_rdma_stop_queue(queue);
-	if (!blk_mq_request_completed(rq)) {
+	if (blk_mq_request_started(rq) && !blk_mq_request_completed(rq)) {
 		nvme_req(rq)->status = NVME_SC_HOST_ABORTED_CMD;
 		blk_mq_complete_request(rq);
 	}