diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index e99d43989418..662028d7a1c6 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -904,7 +904,15 @@ static inline void nvme_tcp_done_send_req(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue)
 
 static void nvme_tcp_fail_request(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
 {
-	nvme_tcp_end_request(blk_mq_rq_from_pdu(req), NVME_SC_HOST_PATH_ERROR);
+	if (nvme_tcp_async_req(req)) {
+		union nvme_result res = {};
+
+		nvme_complete_async_event(&req->queue->ctrl->ctrl,
+				cpu_to_le16(NVME_SC_HOST_PATH_ERROR), &res);
+	} else {
+		nvme_tcp_end_request(blk_mq_rq_from_pdu(req),
+				NVME_SC_HOST_PATH_ERROR);
+	}
 }
 
 static int nvme_tcp_try_send_data(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)