diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 72ef8322d32a..e5c2bea01dbf 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -678,6 +678,11 @@ static int nvme_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	blk_mq_start_request(req);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&nvmeq->q_lock);
+	if (unlikely(nvmeq->cq_vector < 0)) {
+		ret = BLK_MQ_RQ_QUEUE_BUSY;
+		spin_unlock_irq(&nvmeq->q_lock);
+		goto out;
+	}
 	__nvme_submit_cmd(nvmeq, &cmnd);
 	nvme_process_cq(nvmeq);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&nvmeq->q_lock);