diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 2a27ac9aedba..3169859cd390 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ static void nvme_tcp_io_work(struct work_struct *w)
 		if (result > 0)
 			pending = true;
 
-		if (!pending)
+		if (!pending || !queue->rd_enabled)
 			return;
 
 	} while (!time_after(jiffies, deadline)); /* quota is exhausted */