diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
index 92006a587dd4512a23dea77d35aac1b50217e049..da2f9c9e0a6d3c3fb449609df920ef3cf19fa283 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
@@ -1394,6 +1394,9 @@ static void nvmet_tcp_restore_socket_callbacks(struct nvmet_tcp_queue *queue)
 {
 	struct socket *sock = queue->sock;
 
+	if (!queue->state_change)
+		return;
+
 	write_lock_bh(&sock->sk->sk_callback_lock);
 	sock->sk->sk_data_ready =  queue->data_ready;
 	sock->sk->sk_state_change = queue->state_change;