diff --git a/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c b/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c
index 24f7b74ae8ba..9b740a3cfa10 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c
@@ -1770,6 +1770,8 @@ void scsi_req_cancel(SCSIRequest *req)
     req->io_canceled = true;
     if (req->aiocb) {
         blk_aio_cancel(req->aiocb);
+    } else {
+        scsi_req_cancel_complete(req);
     }
 }