diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index c30ab2cf25333907c10f706b12bf0b47b36b2e6e..65dc1fb359f7f8d6ce39dd71c8d8ab2bfe0f4d0f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ static enum blk_eh_timer_return nvme_timeout(struct request *req, bool reserved)
 	else
 		nvme_poll_irqdisable(nvmeq);
 
-	if (blk_mq_request_completed(req)) {
+	if (blk_mq_rq_state(req) != MQ_RQ_IN_FLIGHT) {
 		dev_warn(dev->ctrl.device,
 			 "I/O %d QID %d timeout, completion polled\n",
 			 req->tag, nvmeq->qid);