diff --git a/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c b/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c
index d8b5767a4..bac92ad98 100644
--- a/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c
+++ b/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c
@@ -93,12 +93,17 @@ _spdk_nvmf_shutdown_cb(void *arg1)
 	if (g_tgt_state < NVMF_TGT_RUNNING) {
 		spdk_thread_send_msg(spdk_get_thread(), _spdk_nvmf_shutdown_cb, NULL);
 		return;
-	} else if (g_tgt_state > NVMF_TGT_RUNNING) {
+	} else if (g_tgt_state != NVMF_TGT_RUNNING && g_tgt_state != NVMF_TGT_ERROR) {
 		/* Already in Shutdown status, ignore the signal */
 		return;
 	}
 
-	g_tgt_state = NVMF_TGT_FINI_STOP_SUBSYSTEMS;
+	if (g_tgt_state == NVMF_TGT_ERROR) {
+		/* Parse configuration error */
+		g_tgt_state = NVMF_TGT_FINI_FREE_RESOURCES;
+	} else {
+		g_tgt_state = NVMF_TGT_FINI_STOP_SUBSYSTEMS;
+	}
 	nvmf_tgt_advance_state();
 }