diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
index 18f36256095f..786b1440a9af 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *nvmet_tcp_wq;
 static const struct nvmet_fabrics_ops nvmet_tcp_ops;
 static void nvmet_tcp_free_cmd(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *c);
 static void nvmet_tcp_finish_cmd(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd);
+static void nvmet_tcp_free_cmd_buffers(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd);
+static void nvmet_tcp_unmap_pdu_iovec(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd);
 
 static inline u16 nvmet_tcp_cmd_tag(struct nvmet_tcp_queue *queue,
 		struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd)
@@ -297,6 +299,16 @@ static int nvmet_tcp_check_ddgst(struct nvmet_tcp_queue *queue, void *pdu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void nvmet_tcp_free_cmd_buffers(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd)
+{
+	WARN_ON(unlikely(cmd->nr_mapped > 0));
+
+	kfree(cmd->iov);
+	sgl_free(cmd->req.sg);
+	cmd->iov = NULL;
+	cmd->req.sg = NULL;
+}
+
 static void nvmet_tcp_unmap_pdu_iovec(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	struct scatterlist *sg;
@@ -306,6 +318,8 @@ static void nvmet_tcp_unmap_pdu_iovec(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < cmd->nr_mapped; i++)
 		kunmap(sg_page(&sg[i]));
+
+	cmd->nr_mapped = 0;
 }
 
 static void nvmet_tcp_map_pdu_iovec(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd)
@@ -387,7 +401,7 @@ static int nvmet_tcp_map_data(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd)
 
 	return 0;
 err:
-	sgl_free(cmd->req.sg);
+	nvmet_tcp_free_cmd_buffers(cmd);
 	return NVME_SC_INTERNAL;
 }
 
@@ -632,10 +646,8 @@ static int nvmet_try_send_data(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd, bool last_in_batch)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (queue->nvme_sq.sqhd_disabled) {
-		kfree(cmd->iov);
-		sgl_free(cmd->req.sg);
-	}
+	if (queue->nvme_sq.sqhd_disabled)
+		nvmet_tcp_free_cmd_buffers(cmd);
 
 	return 1;
 
@@ -664,8 +676,7 @@ static int nvmet_try_send_response(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd,
 	if (left)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
-	kfree(cmd->iov);
-	sgl_free(cmd->req.sg);
+	nvmet_tcp_free_cmd_buffers(cmd);
 	cmd->queue->snd_cmd = NULL;
 	nvmet_tcp_put_cmd(cmd);
 	return 1;
@@ -1406,8 +1417,7 @@ static void nvmet_tcp_finish_cmd(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	nvmet_req_uninit(&cmd->req);
 	nvmet_tcp_unmap_pdu_iovec(cmd);
-	kfree(cmd->iov);
-	sgl_free(cmd->req.sg);
+	nvmet_tcp_free_cmd_buffers(cmd);
 }
 
 static void nvmet_tcp_uninit_data_in_cmds(struct nvmet_tcp_queue *queue)