diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
index dc52372ed7b85e4292edd66bf08f68a7bcae85ed..d90f7f249da653e3150520194bfc871de690ed9f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
@@ -1787,8 +1787,10 @@ static u16 nvmet_tcp_install_queue(struct nvmet_sq *sq)
 	}
 
 	queue->nr_cmds = sq->size * 2;
-	if (nvmet_tcp_alloc_cmds(queue))
+	if (nvmet_tcp_alloc_cmds(queue)) {
+		queue->nr_cmds = 0;
 		return NVME_SC_INTERNAL;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }