diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index c0f2104326ab..4ee4d7ead5a9 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1627,7 +1627,8 @@ static int nvme_poll(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct io_comp_batch *iob)
 	struct nvme_queue *nvmeq = hctx->driver_data;
 	bool found;
 
-	if (!nvme_cqe_pending(nvmeq))
+	if (!test_bit(NVMEQ_POLLED, &nvmeq->flags) ||
+	    !nvme_cqe_pending(nvmeq))
 		return 0;
 
 	spin_lock(&nvmeq->cq_poll_lock);