diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
index e3b8ec535eb4..c4238c08e912 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
@@ -1311,6 +1311,7 @@ u16 nvmet_alloc_ctrl(const char *subsysnqn, const char *hostnqn,
 		pr_warn("connect request for invalid subsystem %s!\n",
 			subsysnqn);
 		req->cqe->result.u32 = IPO_IATTR_CONNECT_DATA(subsysnqn);
+		req->error_loc = offsetof(struct nvme_common_command, dptr);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -1321,6 +1322,7 @@ u16 nvmet_alloc_ctrl(const char *subsysnqn, const char *hostnqn,
 		req->cqe->result.u32 = IPO_IATTR_CONNECT_DATA(hostnqn);
 		up_read(&nvmet_config_sem);
 		status = NVME_SC_CONNECT_INVALID_HOST | NVME_SC_DNR;
+		req->error_loc = offsetof(struct nvme_common_command, dptr);
 		goto out_put_subsystem;
 	}
 	up_read(&nvmet_config_sem);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
index 42bd12b8bf00..d2289aa26645 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
@@ -190,12 +190,8 @@ static void nvmet_execute_admin_connect(struct nvmet_req *req)
 
 	status = nvmet_alloc_ctrl(d->subsysnqn, d->hostnqn, req,
 				  le32_to_cpu(c->kato), &ctrl);
-	if (status) {
-		if (status == (NVME_SC_INVALID_FIELD | NVME_SC_DNR))
-			req->error_loc =
-				offsetof(struct nvme_common_command, opcode);
+	if (status)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	ctrl->pi_support = ctrl->port->pi_enable && ctrl->subsys->pi_support;