diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
index a95dfb97c..c48d4083b 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ nvme_qpair_deinit(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
 {
 	struct nvme_error_cmd *cmd, *entry;
 
-	nvme_qpair_abort_queued_reqs(qpair, 1);
+	nvme_qpair_abort_queued_reqs(qpair, 0);
 	_nvme_qpair_complete_abort_queued_reqs(qpair);
 	nvme_qpair_complete_error_reqs(qpair);
 
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
index ab852feba..bdbaa620f 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ nvme_rdma_ctrlr_delete_io_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	nvme_rdma_qpair_abort_reqs(qpair, 1);
+	nvme_rdma_qpair_abort_reqs(qpair, 0);
 	nvme_qpair_deinit(qpair);
 
 	nvme_rdma_put_memory_domain(rqpair->memory_domain);