diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
index 3f7971d3706d9..932242e27b03e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ nvmet_rdma_put_rsp(struct nvmet_rdma_rsp *rsp)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (rsp->allocated) {
+	if (unlikely(rsp->allocated)) {
 		kfree(rsp);
 		return;
 	}