diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index e19b6af9d6870ee131b1ababb0ed099d6441ed26..4fb26194ed66c23c1e2a75f78d75d1ba2e1e0b7e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -809,6 +809,7 @@ void nvme_cleanup_cmd(struct request *req)
 			clear_bit_unlock(0, &ns->ctrl->discard_page_busy);
 		else
 			kfree(page_address(page) + req->special_vec.bv_offset);
+		req->rq_flags &= ~RQF_SPECIAL_PAYLOAD;
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_cleanup_cmd);