diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
index 865e3ea88..e0bd16b46 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ struct nvme_tcp_qpair {
 
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(nvme_tcp_qpair)		link;
 	bool					needs_poll;
+
+	uint64_t				icreq_timeout_tsc;
 };
 
 enum nvme_tcp_req_state {
@@ -1793,7 +1795,6 @@ nvme_tcp_qpair_icreq_send(struct nvme_tcp_qpair *tqpair)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvme_tcp_ic_req *ic_req;
 	struct nvme_tcp_pdu *pdu;
-	uint64_t icreq_timeout_tsc;
 	int rc;
 
 	pdu = tqpair->send_pdu;
@@ -1811,7 +1812,7 @@ nvme_tcp_qpair_icreq_send(struct nvme_tcp_qpair *tqpair)
 
 	nvme_tcp_qpair_write_pdu(tqpair, pdu, nvme_tcp_send_icreq_complete, tqpair);
 
-	icreq_timeout_tsc = spdk_get_ticks() + (NVME_TCP_TIME_OUT_IN_SECONDS * spdk_get_ticks_hz());
+	tqpair->icreq_timeout_tsc = spdk_get_ticks() + (NVME_TCP_TIME_OUT_IN_SECONDS * spdk_get_ticks_hz());
 	do {
 		if (tqpair->qpair.poll_group) {
 			rc = (int)nvme_tcp_poll_group_process_completions(tqpair->qpair.poll_group, 0,
@@ -1820,7 +1821,7 @@ nvme_tcp_qpair_icreq_send(struct nvme_tcp_qpair *tqpair)
 			rc = nvme_tcp_qpair_process_completions(&tqpair->qpair, 0);
 		}
 	} while ((tqpair->state != NVME_TCP_QPAIR_STATE_RUNNING) &&
-		 (rc >= 0) && (spdk_get_ticks() <= icreq_timeout_tsc));
+		 (rc >= 0) && (spdk_get_ticks() <= tqpair->icreq_timeout_tsc));
 
 	if (tqpair->state != NVME_TCP_QPAIR_STATE_RUNNING) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Failed to construct the tqpair=%p via correct icresp\n", tqpair);