diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
index 501166f9f..e3f14e33b 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
@@ -1765,6 +1765,9 @@ nvme_tcp_qpair_process_completions(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, uint32_t max_c
 	if (qpair->poll_group == NULL) {
 		rc = spdk_sock_flush(tqpair->sock);
 		if (rc < 0) {
+			if (spdk_unlikely(tqpair->qpair.ctrlr->timeout_enabled)) {
+				nvme_tcp_qpair_check_timeout(qpair);
+			}
 			return rc;
 		}
 	}