diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
index cfba3ec7add8..1cf6dfac1836 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
@@ -945,6 +945,7 @@ bool nvmet_req_init(struct nvmet_req *req, struct nvmet_cq *cq,
 	req->metadata_sg_cnt = 0;
 	req->transfer_len = 0;
 	req->metadata_len = 0;
+	req->cqe->result.u64 = 0;
 	req->cqe->status = 0;
 	req->cqe->sq_head = 0;
 	req->ns = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c
index 1d9854484e2e..c103eba96350 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ done:
 		pr_debug("%s: ctrl %d qid %d nvme status %x error loc %d\n",
 			 __func__, ctrl->cntlid, req->sq->qid,
 			 status, req->error_loc);
-	req->cqe->result.u64 = 0;
 	if (req->sq->dhchap_step != NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MESSAGE_SUCCESS2 &&
 	    req->sq->dhchap_step != NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MESSAGE_FAILURE2) {
 		unsigned long auth_expire_secs = ctrl->kato ? ctrl->kato : 120;
@@ -515,8 +514,6 @@ void nvmet_execute_auth_receive(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	status = nvmet_copy_to_sgl(req, 0, d, al);
 	kfree(d);
 done:
-	req->cqe->result.u64 = 0;
-
 	if (req->sq->dhchap_step == NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MESSAGE_SUCCESS2)
 		nvmet_auth_sq_free(req->sq);
 	else if (req->sq->dhchap_step == NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MESSAGE_FAILURE1) {
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
index d8da840a1c0e..fa9e8dc92153 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
@@ -225,9 +225,6 @@ static void nvmet_execute_admin_connect(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	if (status)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* zero out initial completion result, assign values as needed */
-	req->cqe->result.u32 = 0;
-
 	if (c->recfmt != 0) {
 		pr_warn("invalid connect version (%d).\n",
 			le16_to_cpu(c->recfmt));
@@ -305,9 +302,6 @@ static void nvmet_execute_io_connect(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	if (status)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* zero out initial completion result, assign values as needed */
-	req->cqe->result.u32 = 0;
-
 	if (c->recfmt != 0) {
 		pr_warn("invalid connect version (%d).\n",
 			le16_to_cpu(c->recfmt));