diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 4862fa962011..b28f91d0f083 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct nvme_tcp_request {
 enum nvme_tcp_queue_flags {
 	NVME_TCP_Q_ALLOCATED	= 0,
 	NVME_TCP_Q_LIVE		= 1,
+	NVME_TCP_Q_POLLING	= 2,
 };
 
 enum nvme_tcp_recv_state {
@@ -796,7 +797,8 @@ static void nvme_tcp_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
 
 	read_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 	queue = sk->sk_user_data;
-	if (likely(queue && queue->rd_enabled))
+	if (likely(queue && queue->rd_enabled) &&
+	    !test_bit(NVME_TCP_Q_POLLING, &queue->flags))
 		queue_work_on(queue->io_cpu, nvme_tcp_wq, &queue->io_work);
 	read_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 }
@@ -2302,9 +2304,11 @@ static int nvme_tcp_poll(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
 	if (!test_bit(NVME_TCP_Q_LIVE, &queue->flags))
 		return 0;
 
+	set_bit(NVME_TCP_Q_POLLING, &queue->flags);
 	if (sk_can_busy_loop(sk) && skb_queue_empty_lockless(&sk->sk_receive_queue))
 		sk_busy_loop(sk, true);
 	nvme_tcp_try_recv(queue);
+	clear_bit(NVME_TCP_Q_POLLING, &queue->flags);
 	return queue->nr_cqe;
 }