diff --git a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
index 03760ddeae..74540a03d5 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
@@ -2372,6 +2372,7 @@ static void nvme_dsm_md_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
         }
 
         nvme_dsm_cb(iocb, 0);
+        return;
     }
 
     iocb->aiocb = blk_aio_pwrite_zeroes(ns->blkconf.blk, nvme_moff(ns, slba),