diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 09d4c5f99fc30..a29b170701fc6 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -933,6 +933,9 @@ static blk_status_t nvme_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	if (unlikely(!test_bit(NVMEQ_ENABLED, &nvmeq->flags)))
 		return BLK_STS_IOERR;
 
+	if (!nvme_check_ready(&dev->ctrl, req, true))
+		return nvme_fail_nonready_command(&dev->ctrl, req);
+
 	ret = nvme_setup_cmd(ns, req);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;