diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 67dd68462b81..c47512da9872 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ static enum blk_eh_timer_return nvme_timeout(struct request *req, bool reserved)
 	else
 		nvme_poll_irqdisable(nvmeq);
 
-	if (blk_mq_request_completed(req)) {
+	if (blk_mq_rq_state(req) != MQ_RQ_IN_FLIGHT) {
 		dev_warn(dev->ctrl.device,
 			 "I/O %d QID %d timeout, completion polled\n",
 			 req->tag, nvmeq->qid);