diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
index 7d0f3523fdab2..8ef564c3b32c8 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ static u16 nvmet_install_queue(struct nvmet_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvmet_req *req)
 	if (!sqsize) {
 		pr_warn("queue size zero!\n");
 		req->error_loc = offsetof(struct nvmf_connect_command, sqsize);
+		req->cqe->result.u32 = IPO_IATTR_CONNECT_SQE(sqsize);
 		ret = NVME_SC_CONNECT_INVALID_PARAM | NVME_SC_DNR;
 		goto err;
 	}
@@ -260,11 +261,11 @@ static void nvmet_execute_io_connect(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	}
 
 	status = nvmet_install_queue(ctrl, req);
-	if (status) {
-		/* pass back cntlid that had the issue of installing queue */
-		req->cqe->result.u16 = cpu_to_le16(ctrl->cntlid);
+	if (status)
 		goto out_ctrl_put;
-	}
+
+	/* pass back cntlid for successful completion */
+	req->cqe->result.u16 = cpu_to_le16(ctrl->cntlid);
 
 	pr_debug("adding queue %d to ctrl %d.\n", qid, ctrl->cntlid);