diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 7d0c4f2e6fe93946fc0ea0ae8ba8d8e674e0e54b..7982818763835c69847281d24ac396020e2c1609 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void nvme_cancel_request(struct request *req, void *data, bool reserved)
 		return;
 
 	nvme_req(req)->status = NVME_SC_HOST_ABORTED_CMD;
-	blk_mq_complete_request(req);
+	blk_mq_force_complete_rq(req);
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_cancel_request);