diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd.c b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd.c
index 40128793e61350f59c2bb136e91efcb6e83dc649..3b4d47a6abdb8337419f3e8e054c9a00e1147091 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static void nvmet_execute_rw(struct nvmet_req *req)
 			bio_set_op_attrs(bio, op, op_flags);
 
 			bio_chain(bio, prev);
-			cookie = submit_bio(prev);
+			submit_bio(prev);
 		}
 
 		sector += sg->length >> 9;