diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
index ad16795934b8..b4b6a8ac8089 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
@@ -998,8 +998,7 @@ static int nvmet_tcp_handle_h2c_data_pdu(struct nvmet_tcp_queue *queue)
 			data->ttag, le32_to_cpu(data->data_offset),
 			cmd->rbytes_done);
 		/* FIXME: use path and transport errors */
-		nvmet_req_complete(&cmd->req,
-			NVME_SC_INVALID_FIELD | NVME_SC_DNR);
+		nvmet_tcp_fatal_error(queue);
 		return -EPROTO;
 	}