diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
index b451029ab8f4..fc626c2fd2c9 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ static u16 nvmet_install_queue(struct nvmet_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvmet_req *req)
 		pr_warn("queue size zero!\n");
 		req->error_loc = offsetof(struct nvmf_connect_command, sqsize);
 		req->cqe->result.u32 = IPO_IATTR_CONNECT_SQE(sqsize);
-		ret = NVME_SC_CONNECT_INVALID_PARAM | NVME_STATUS_DNR;
-		goto err;
+		return NVME_SC_CONNECT_INVALID_PARAM | NVME_STATUS_DNR;
 	}
 
 	if (ctrl->sqs[qid] != NULL) {