diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index b82492cd7503..7fc992a99624 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ static enum blk_eh_timer_return nvme_timeout(struct request *req, bool reserved)
 	iod->aborted = 1;
 
 	cmd.abort.opcode = nvme_admin_abort_cmd;
-	cmd.abort.cid = req->tag;
+	cmd.abort.cid = nvme_cid(req);
 	cmd.abort.sqid = cpu_to_le16(nvmeq->qid);
 
 	dev_warn(nvmeq->dev->ctrl.device,