if (req->state == NVME_TCP_SEND_DDGST)
                ret = nvme_tcp_try_send_ddgst(req);
 done:
-       if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+       if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
                ret = 0;
+       } else if (ret < 0) {
+               dev_err(queue->ctrl->ctrl.device,
+                       "failed to send request %d\n", ret);
+               if (ret != -EPIPE && ret != -ECONNRESET)
+                       nvme_tcp_fail_request(queue->request);
+               nvme_tcp_done_send_req(queue);
+       }
        return ret;
 }
 
                int result;
 
                result = nvme_tcp_try_send(queue);
-               if (result > 0) {
+               if (result > 0)
                        pending = true;
-               } else if (unlikely(result < 0)) {
-                       dev_err(queue->ctrl->ctrl.device,
-                               "failed to send request %d\n", result);
-
-                       /*
-                        * Fail the request unless peer closed the connection,
-                        * in which case error recovery flow will complete all.
-                        */
-                       if ((result != -EPIPE) && (result != -ECONNRESET))
-                               nvme_tcp_fail_request(queue->request);
-                       nvme_tcp_done_send_req(queue);
-                       return;
-               }
+               else if (unlikely(result < 0))
+                       break;
 
                result = nvme_tcp_try_recv(queue);
                if (result > 0)