diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
index 8e5d547aa16c..3d302815c6f3 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ static int nvmet_tcp_check_ddgst(struct nvmet_tcp_queue *queue, void *pdu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* If cmd buffers are NULL, no operation is performed */
 static void nvmet_tcp_free_cmd_buffers(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	kfree(cmd->iov);
@@ -1476,13 +1477,9 @@ static void nvmet_tcp_free_cmd_data_in_buffers(struct nvmet_tcp_queue *queue)
 	struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd = queue->cmds;
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < queue->nr_cmds; i++, cmd++) {
-		if (nvmet_tcp_need_data_in(cmd))
-			nvmet_tcp_free_cmd_buffers(cmd);
-	}
-
-	if (!queue->nr_cmds && nvmet_tcp_need_data_in(&queue->connect))
-		nvmet_tcp_free_cmd_buffers(&queue->connect);
+	for (i = 0; i < queue->nr_cmds; i++, cmd++)
+		nvmet_tcp_free_cmd_buffers(cmd);
+	nvmet_tcp_free_cmd_buffers(&queue->connect);
 }
 
 static void nvmet_tcp_release_queue_work(struct work_struct *w)