diff --git a/drivers/block/nvme.c b/drivers/block/nvme.c
index af45e286d5dd..ce919b49b30d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nvme.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ static void sync_completion(struct nvme_queue *nvmeq, void *ctx,
 						struct nvme_completion *cqe)
 {
 	struct sync_cmd_info *cmdinfo = ctx;
-	if ((unsigned long)cmdinfo == CMD_CTX_CANCELLED)
+	if (unlikely((unsigned long)cmdinfo == CMD_CTX_CANCELLED))
 		return;
 	if (unlikely((unsigned long)cmdinfo == CMD_CTX_COMPLETED)) {
 		dev_warn(nvmeq->q_dmadev,