diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 74a124a062640ae77abb8554881e1a93222abd2d..925467b31a333940dc62d62c4c5f3376316e4120 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -801,6 +801,7 @@ static inline void nvme_handle_cqe(struct nvme_queue *nvmeq,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	nvmeq->cqe_seen = 1;
 	req = blk_mq_tag_to_rq(*nvmeq->tags, cqe->command_id);
 	nvme_end_request(req, cqe->status, cqe->result);
 }
@@ -830,10 +831,8 @@ static void nvme_process_cq(struct nvme_queue *nvmeq)
 		consumed++;
 	}
 
-	if (consumed) {
+	if (consumed)
 		nvme_ring_cq_doorbell(nvmeq);
-		nvmeq->cqe_seen = 1;
-	}
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t nvme_irq(int irq, void *data)