diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
index 1f59e7a74c7b7b9dc7db660e6114420bc90ce8b7..6b33a1f24f56169a3a17803e5a6952da2e6445a6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static void qla_nvme_sp_done(void *ptr, int res)
 		goto rel;
 
 	if (unlikely(res == QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED))
-		fd->status = NVME_SC_FC_TRANSPORT_ERROR;
+		fd->status = NVME_SC_INTERNAL;
 	else
 		fd->status = 0;