diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 8f3fbe5ca9379988b16c88c6e25cb45869f6a614..bcede8c879d1b83bca6fc01f8ad57c0f00dc6a7a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -288,6 +288,10 @@ bool nvme_cancel_request(struct request *req, void *data, bool reserved)
 	dev_dbg_ratelimited(((struct nvme_ctrl *) data)->device,
 				"Cancelling I/O %d", req->tag);
 
+	/* don't abort one completed request */
+	if (blk_mq_request_completed(req))
+		return true;
+
 	nvme_req(req)->status = NVME_SC_ABORT_REQ;
 	blk_mq_complete_request_sync(req);
 	return true;