diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c b/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c
index 89d91dc999a6..f69c3ac82e58 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c
@@ -326,6 +326,10 @@ static u16 nvmet_setup_passthru_command(struct nvmet_req *req)
 
 u16 nvmet_parse_passthru_io_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
 {
+	/* Reject any commands with non-sgl flags set (ie. fused commands) */
+	if (req->cmd->common.flags & ~NVME_CMD_SGL_ALL)
+		return NVME_SC_INVALID_FIELD;
+
 	switch (req->cmd->common.opcode) {
 	case nvme_cmd_resv_register:
 	case nvme_cmd_resv_report:
@@ -396,6 +400,10 @@ static u16 nvmet_passthru_get_set_features(struct nvmet_req *req)
 
 u16 nvmet_parse_passthru_admin_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
 {
+	/* Reject any commands with non-sgl flags set (ie. fused commands) */
+	if (req->cmd->common.flags & ~NVME_CMD_SGL_ALL)
+		return NVME_SC_INVALID_FIELD;
+
 	/*
 	 * Passthru all vendor specific commands
 	 */