diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
index 2840f0180..6ee7a806a 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
@@ -1870,6 +1870,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_rdma_request_parse_sgl(struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_transport *rtransport,
 		if (spdk_unlikely(rc < 0)) {
 			if (rc == -EINVAL) {
 				SPDK_ERRLOG("SGL length exceeds the max I/O size\n");
+				rsp->status.sc = SPDK_NVME_SC_DATA_SGL_LENGTH_INVALID;
 				return -1;
 			}
 			/* No available buffers. Queue this request up. */
@@ -1926,6 +1927,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_rdma_request_parse_sgl(struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_transport *rtransport,
 			return 0;
 		} else if (rc == -EINVAL) {
 			SPDK_ERRLOG("Multi SGL element request length exceeds the max I/O size\n");
+			rsp->status.sc = SPDK_NVME_SC_DATA_SGL_LENGTH_INVALID;
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -2065,7 +2067,6 @@ spdk_nvmf_rdma_request_process(struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_transport *rtransport,
 			rc = spdk_nvmf_rdma_request_parse_sgl(rtransport, device, rdma_req);
 			if (rc < 0) {
 				STAILQ_REMOVE_HEAD(&rgroup->group.pending_buf_queue, buf_link);
-				rsp->status.sc = SPDK_NVME_SC_INTERNAL_DEVICE_ERROR;
 				rdma_req->state = RDMA_REQUEST_STATE_READY_TO_COMPLETE;
 				break;
 			}
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
index 0d9a5a4d8..17729844e 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
@@ -2446,7 +2446,6 @@ spdk_nvmf_tcp_req_process(struct spdk_nvmf_tcp_transport *ttransport,
 			  struct spdk_nvmf_tcp_req *tcp_req)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvmf_tcp_qpair		*tqpair;
-	struct spdk_nvme_cpl			*rsp = &tcp_req->req.rsp->nvme_cpl;
 	int					rc;
 	enum spdk_nvmf_tcp_req_state		prev_state;
 	bool					progress = false;
@@ -2517,7 +2516,6 @@ spdk_nvmf_tcp_req_process(struct spdk_nvmf_tcp_transport *ttransport,
 			rc = spdk_nvmf_tcp_req_parse_sgl(tcp_req, transport, group);
 			if (rc < 0) {
 				STAILQ_REMOVE_HEAD(&group->pending_buf_queue, buf_link);
-				rsp->status.sc = SPDK_NVME_SC_INTERNAL_DEVICE_ERROR;
 				/* Reset the tqpair receving pdu state */
 				spdk_nvmf_tcp_qpair_set_recv_state(tqpair, NVME_TCP_PDU_RECV_STATE_ERROR);
 				spdk_nvmf_tcp_req_set_state(tcp_req, TCP_REQUEST_STATE_READY_TO_COMPLETE);