diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
index e57f3902beb389d6bcd57c6d9d445080c45c11d4..d39364916f99b01bc241356ad957089092314b6e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ nvmet_rdma_put_rsp(struct nvmet_rdma_rsp *rsp)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (rsp->allocated) {
+	if (unlikely(rsp->allocated)) {
 		kfree(rsp);
 		return;
 	}