diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 7a1d7ea5366e..bae10a95b125 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -1935,6 +1935,7 @@ nvme_fc_complete_rq(struct request *rq)
 
 	if (unlikely(rq->errors)) {
 		if (nvme_req_needs_retry(rq, rq->errors)) {
+			rq->retries++;
 			nvme_requeue_req(rq);
 			return;
 		}