diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index acdf0e5e7e9a..b70b333a0874 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -1164,11 +1164,18 @@ static inline const char *nvme_get_fabrics_opcode_str(u8 opcode)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NVME_VERBOSE_ERRORS */
 
-static inline const char *nvme_opcode_str(int qid, u8 opcode, u8 fctype)
+static inline const char *nvme_opcode_str(int qid, u8 opcode)
 {
-	if (opcode == nvme_fabrics_command)
-		return nvme_get_fabrics_opcode_str(fctype);
 	return qid ? nvme_get_opcode_str(opcode) :
 		nvme_get_admin_opcode_str(opcode);
 }
+
+static inline const char *nvme_fabrics_opcode_str(
+		int qid, const struct nvme_command *cmd)
+{
+	if (nvme_is_fabrics(cmd))
+		return nvme_get_fabrics_opcode_str(cmd->fabrics.fctype);
+
+	return nvme_opcode_str(qid, cmd->common.opcode);
+}
 #endif /* _NVME_H */
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 25eb72779541..e6267a6aa380 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ static enum blk_eh_timer_return nvme_timeout(struct request *req)
 		dev_warn(dev->ctrl.device,
 			 "I/O tag %d (%04x) opcode %#x (%s) QID %d timeout, reset controller\n",
 			 req->tag, nvme_cid(req), opcode,
-			 nvme_opcode_str(nvmeq->qid, opcode, 0), nvmeq->qid);
+			 nvme_opcode_str(nvmeq->qid, opcode), nvmeq->qid);
 		nvme_req(req)->flags |= NVME_REQ_CANCELLED;
 		goto disable;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
index 3f393ee20281..6adf2c19a712 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
@@ -1951,14 +1951,13 @@ static enum blk_eh_timer_return nvme_rdma_timeout(struct request *rq)
 	struct nvme_rdma_request *req = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
 	struct nvme_rdma_queue *queue = req->queue;
 	struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl = queue->ctrl;
-	u8 opcode = req->req.cmd->common.opcode;
-	u8 fctype = req->req.cmd->fabrics.fctype;
+	struct nvme_command *cmd = req->req.cmd;
 	int qid = nvme_rdma_queue_idx(queue);
 
 	dev_warn(ctrl->ctrl.device,
 		 "I/O tag %d (%04x) opcode %#x (%s) QID %d timeout\n",
-		 rq->tag, nvme_cid(rq), opcode,
-		 nvme_opcode_str(qid, opcode, fctype), qid);
+		 rq->tag, nvme_cid(rq), cmd->common.opcode,
+		 nvme_fabrics_opcode_str(qid, cmd), qid);
 
 	if (nvme_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl) != NVME_CTRL_LIVE) {
 		/*
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 4393cf244025..9f8dea2e2c7d 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -2428,13 +2428,13 @@ static enum blk_eh_timer_return nvme_tcp_timeout(struct request *rq)
 	struct nvme_tcp_request *req = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
 	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl = &req->queue->ctrl->ctrl;
 	struct nvme_tcp_cmd_pdu *pdu = nvme_tcp_req_cmd_pdu(req);
-	u8 opc = pdu->cmd.common.opcode, fctype = pdu->cmd.fabrics.fctype;
+	struct nvme_command *cmd = &pdu->cmd;
 	int qid = nvme_tcp_queue_id(req->queue);
 
 	dev_warn(ctrl->device,
 		 "I/O tag %d (%04x) type %d opcode %#x (%s) QID %d timeout\n",
-		 rq->tag, nvme_cid(rq), pdu->hdr.type, opc,
-		 nvme_opcode_str(qid, opc, fctype), qid);
+		 rq->tag, nvme_cid(rq), pdu->hdr.type, cmd->common.opcode,
+		 nvme_fabrics_opcode_str(qid, cmd), qid);
 
 	if (nvme_ctrl_state(ctrl) != NVME_CTRL_LIVE) {
 		/*