diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 3655f7607be0..46c2acc6abe0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ static int nvme_tcp_process_nvme_cqe(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue,
 static int nvme_tcp_handle_c2h_data(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue,
 		struct nvme_tcp_data_pdu *pdu)
 {
+	struct nvme_tcp_request *req;
 	struct request *rq;
 
 	rq = nvme_find_rq(nvme_tcp_tagset(queue), pdu->command_id);
@@ -683,7 +684,8 @@ static int nvme_tcp_handle_c2h_data(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue,
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	if (!blk_rq_payload_bytes(rq)) {
+	req = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
+	if (!blk_rq_payload_bytes(rq) || !req->curr_bio || !req->data_len) {
 		dev_err(queue->ctrl->ctrl.device,
 			"queue %d tag %#x unexpected data\n",
 			nvme_tcp_queue_id(queue), rq->tag);