diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 7346a05d395b..82b2611d39a2 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -940,7 +940,6 @@ static int nvme_tcp_try_send_data(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
 		if (ret <= 0)
 			return ret;
 
-		nvme_tcp_advance_req(req, ret);
 		if (queue->data_digest)
 			nvme_tcp_ddgst_update(queue->snd_hash, page,
 					offset, ret);
@@ -957,6 +956,7 @@ static int nvme_tcp_try_send_data(struct nvme_tcp_request *req)
 			}
 			return 1;
 		}
+		nvme_tcp_advance_req(req, ret);
 	}
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }