diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
index cf90713043da..eb9399ac97cf 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
@@ -529,6 +529,12 @@ fail:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmet_req_init);
 
+void nvmet_req_uninit(struct nvmet_req *req)
+{
+	percpu_ref_put(&req->sq->ref);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmet_req_uninit);
+
 static inline bool nvmet_cc_en(u32 cc)
 {
 	return cc & 0x1;
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h b/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
index 7cb77ba5993b..cfc5c7fb0ab7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ u16 nvmet_parse_fabrics_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req);
 
 bool nvmet_req_init(struct nvmet_req *req, struct nvmet_cq *cq,
 		struct nvmet_sq *sq, struct nvmet_fabrics_ops *ops);
+void nvmet_req_uninit(struct nvmet_req *req);
 void nvmet_req_complete(struct nvmet_req *req, u16 status);
 
 void nvmet_cq_setup(struct nvmet_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvmet_cq *cq, u16 qid,
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
index 99c69018a35f..9e45cde63376 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ static void nvmet_rdma_read_data_done(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc)
 	rsp->n_rdma = 0;
 
 	if (unlikely(wc->status != IB_WC_SUCCESS)) {
+		nvmet_req_uninit(&rsp->req);
 		nvmet_rdma_release_rsp(rsp);
 		if (wc->status != IB_WC_WR_FLUSH_ERR) {
 			pr_info("RDMA READ for CQE 0x%p failed with status %s (%d).\n",