diff --git a/drivers/block/null_blk_main.c b/drivers/block/null_blk_main.c
index 78355a0e61db..d2d7dc9cd58d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/null_blk_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/null_blk_main.c
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ static struct nullb_cmd *__alloc_cmd(struct nullb_queue *nq)
 	if (tag != -1U) {
 		cmd = &nq->cmds[tag];
 		cmd->tag = tag;
+		cmd->error = BLK_STS_OK;
 		cmd->nq = nq;
 		if (nq->dev->irqmode == NULL_IRQ_TIMER) {
 			hrtimer_init(&cmd->timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
@@ -1433,6 +1434,7 @@ static blk_status_t null_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 		cmd->timer.function = null_cmd_timer_expired;
 	}
 	cmd->rq = bd->rq;
+	cmd->error = BLK_STS_OK;
 	cmd->nq = nq;
 
 	blk_mq_start_request(bd->rq);