diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
index 3bf9d9289..aa88e1606 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ nvme_complete_request(struct nvme_request *req, struct spdk_nvme_cpl *cpl)
 
 				cpl = &err_cpl;
 				cmd->err_count--;
+				break;
 			}
 		}
 	}