diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
index a0af659a4c4a..6a539c3b8b53 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
@@ -1456,6 +1456,9 @@ static void nvmet_tcp_restore_socket_callbacks(struct nvmet_tcp_queue *queue)
 {
 	struct socket *sock = queue->sock;
 
+	if (!queue->state_change)
+		return;
+
 	write_lock_bh(&sock->sk->sk_callback_lock);
 	sock->sk->sk_data_ready =  queue->data_ready;
 	sock->sk->sk_state_change = queue->state_change;