diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index a906674f7114..1089dc646b80 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -569,6 +569,10 @@ static inline int was_interrupted(int result)
 	return result == -ERESTARTSYS || result == -EINTR;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Returns BLK_STS_RESOURCE if the caller should retry after a delay. Returns
+ * -EAGAIN if the caller should requeue @cmd. Returns -EIO if sending failed.
+ */
 static int nbd_send_cmd(struct nbd_device *nbd, struct nbd_cmd *cmd, int index)
 {
 	struct request *req = blk_mq_rq_from_pdu(cmd);
@@ -652,7 +656,7 @@ static int nbd_send_cmd(struct nbd_device *nbd, struct nbd_cmd *cmd, int index)
 				nsock->sent = sent;
 			}
 			set_bit(NBD_CMD_REQUEUED, &cmd->flags);
-			return BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
+			return (__force int)BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
 		}
 		dev_err_ratelimited(disk_to_dev(nbd->disk),
 			"Send control failed (result %d)\n", result);
@@ -693,7 +697,7 @@ send_pages:
 					nsock->pending = req;
 					nsock->sent = sent;
 					set_bit(NBD_CMD_REQUEUED, &cmd->flags);
-					return BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
+					return (__force int)BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
 				}
 				dev_err(disk_to_dev(nbd->disk),
 					"Send data failed (result %d)\n",
@@ -990,7 +994,7 @@ static int wait_for_reconnect(struct nbd_device *nbd)
 	return !test_bit(NBD_RT_DISCONNECTED, &config->runtime_flags);
 }
 
-static int nbd_handle_cmd(struct nbd_cmd *cmd, int index)
+static blk_status_t nbd_handle_cmd(struct nbd_cmd *cmd, int index)
 {
 	struct request *req = blk_mq_rq_from_pdu(cmd);
 	struct nbd_device *nbd = cmd->nbd;
@@ -1004,14 +1008,14 @@ static int nbd_handle_cmd(struct nbd_cmd *cmd, int index)
 	if (!config) {
 		dev_err_ratelimited(disk_to_dev(nbd->disk),
 				    "Socks array is empty\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return BLK_STS_IOERR;
 	}
 
 	if (index >= config->num_connections) {
 		dev_err_ratelimited(disk_to_dev(nbd->disk),
 				    "Attempted send on invalid socket\n");
 		nbd_config_put(nbd);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return BLK_STS_IOERR;
 	}
 	cmd->status = BLK_STS_OK;
 again:
@@ -1034,7 +1038,7 @@ again:
 			 */
 			sock_shutdown(nbd);
 			nbd_config_put(nbd);
-			return -EIO;
+			return BLK_STS_IOERR;
 		}
 		goto again;
 	}
@@ -1047,7 +1051,7 @@ again:
 	blk_mq_start_request(req);
 	if (unlikely(nsock->pending && nsock->pending != req)) {
 		nbd_requeue_cmd(cmd);
-		ret = 0;
+		ret = BLK_STS_OK;
 		goto out;
 	}
 	/*
@@ -1066,19 +1070,19 @@ again:
 				    "Request send failed, requeueing\n");
 		nbd_mark_nsock_dead(nbd, nsock, 1);
 		nbd_requeue_cmd(cmd);
-		ret = 0;
+		ret = BLK_STS_OK;
 	}
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&nsock->tx_lock);
 	nbd_config_put(nbd);
-	return ret;
+	return ret < 0 ? BLK_STS_IOERR : (__force blk_status_t)ret;
 }
 
 static blk_status_t nbd_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 			const struct blk_mq_queue_data *bd)
 {
 	struct nbd_cmd *cmd = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(bd->rq);
-	int ret;
+	blk_status_t ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * Since we look at the bio's to send the request over the network we
@@ -1098,10 +1102,6 @@ static blk_status_t nbd_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	 * appropriate.
 	 */
 	ret = nbd_handle_cmd(cmd, hctx->queue_num);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		ret = BLK_STS_IOERR;
-	else if (!ret)
-		ret = BLK_STS_OK;
 	mutex_unlock(&cmd->lock);
 
 	return ret;