diff --git a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
index 4aa6210ac..16d988848 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
@@ -3314,11 +3314,11 @@ _nvmf_tcp_qpair_abort_request(void *ctx)
 		nvmf_tcp_req_process(ttransport, tcp_req_to_abort);
 		break;
 
-	case TCP_REQUEST_STATE_AWAITING_R2T_ACK:
 	case TCP_REQUEST_STATE_ZCOPY_START_COMPLETED:
 		nvmf_tcp_req_set_abort_status(req, tcp_req_to_abort);
 		break;
 
+	case TCP_REQUEST_STATE_AWAITING_R2T_ACK:
 	case TCP_REQUEST_STATE_TRANSFERRING_HOST_TO_CONTROLLER:
 		if (spdk_get_ticks() < req->timeout_tsc) {
 			req->poller = SPDK_POLLER_REGISTER(_nvmf_tcp_qpair_abort_request, req, 0);