diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index 3684e21d543f23e95bda09fb895e8933b9bce186..883dfebd3014b506a0861aed0640dc313fd8b0cc 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -820,9 +820,13 @@ static blk_status_t nbd_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	 * appropriate.
 	 */
 	ret = nbd_handle_cmd(cmd, hctx->queue_num);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		ret = BLK_STS_IOERR;
+	else if (!ret)
+		ret = BLK_STS_OK;
 	complete(&cmd->send_complete);
 
-	return ret < 0 ? BLK_STS_IOERR : BLK_STS_OK;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int nbd_add_socket(struct nbd_device *nbd, unsigned long arg,