diff --git a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
index d3e9bf866..40cad4d21 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
@@ -2568,8 +2568,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_tcp_req_process(struct spdk_nvmf_tcp_transport *ttransport,
 
 			assert(tcp_req->req.xfer != SPDK_NVME_DATA_NONE);
 
-			if (!tcp_req->has_incapsule_data &&
-			    (tcp_req != TAILQ_FIRST(&tqpair->group->pending_data_buf_queue))) {
+			if (tcp_req != TAILQ_FIRST(&tqpair->group->pending_data_buf_queue)) {
 				SPDK_DEBUGLOG(SPDK_LOG_NVMF_TCP,
 					      "Not the first element to wait for the buf for tcp_req(%p) on tqpair=%p\n",
 					      tcp_req, tqpair);