diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 8d5a7ae19844..7991d28e6a6a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -1111,8 +1111,8 @@ static u32 nvme_passthru_start(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_ns *ns,
 	return effects;
 }
 
-static void nvme_passthru_end(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 effects,
-			      struct nvme_command *cmd, int status)
+void nvme_passthru_end(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 effects,
+		       struct nvme_command *cmd, int status)
 {
 	if (effects & NVME_CMD_EFFECTS_CSE_MASK) {
 		nvme_unfreeze(ctrl);
@@ -1148,21 +1148,16 @@ static void nvme_passthru_end(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 effects,
 		break;
 	}
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(nvme_passthru_end, NVME_TARGET_PASSTHRU);
 
-int nvme_execute_passthru_rq(struct request *rq)
+int nvme_execute_passthru_rq(struct request *rq, u32 *effects)
 {
 	struct nvme_command *cmd = nvme_req(rq)->cmd;
 	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl = nvme_req(rq)->ctrl;
 	struct nvme_ns *ns = rq->q->queuedata;
-	u32 effects;
-	int  ret;
 
-	effects = nvme_passthru_start(ctrl, ns, cmd->common.opcode);
-	ret = nvme_execute_rq(rq, false);
-	if (effects) /* nothing to be done for zero cmd effects */
-		nvme_passthru_end(ctrl, effects, cmd, ret);
-
-	return ret;
+	*effects = nvme_passthru_start(ctrl, ns, cmd->common.opcode);
+	return nvme_execute_rq(rq, false);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(nvme_execute_passthru_rq, NVME_TARGET_PASSTHRU);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
index 27614bee7380..d3281f87cd6e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
@@ -136,9 +136,11 @@ static int nvme_submit_user_cmd(struct request_queue *q,
 		unsigned bufflen, void __user *meta_buffer, unsigned meta_len,
 		u32 meta_seed, u64 *result, unsigned timeout, bool vec)
 {
+	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl;
 	struct request *req;
 	void *meta = NULL;
 	struct bio *bio;
+	u32 effects;
 	int ret;
 
 	req = nvme_alloc_user_request(q, cmd, ubuffer, bufflen, meta_buffer,
@@ -147,8 +149,9 @@ static int nvme_submit_user_cmd(struct request_queue *q,
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
 	bio = req->bio;
+	ctrl = nvme_req(req)->ctrl;
 
-	ret = nvme_execute_passthru_rq(req);
+	ret = nvme_execute_passthru_rq(req, &effects);
 
 	if (result)
 		*result = le64_to_cpu(nvme_req(req)->result.u64);
@@ -158,6 +161,10 @@ static int nvme_submit_user_cmd(struct request_queue *q,
 	if (bio)
 		blk_rq_unmap_user(bio);
 	blk_mq_free_request(req);
+
+	if (effects)
+		nvme_passthru_end(ctrl, effects, cmd, ret);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index 1bdf714dcd9e..a0bf9560cf67 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -1023,7 +1023,9 @@ static inline void nvme_auth_free(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl) {};
 
 u32 nvme_command_effects(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_ns *ns,
 			 u8 opcode);
-int nvme_execute_passthru_rq(struct request *rq);
+int nvme_execute_passthru_rq(struct request *rq, u32 *effects);
+void nvme_passthru_end(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 effects,
+		       struct nvme_command *cmd, int status);
 struct nvme_ctrl *nvme_ctrl_from_file(struct file *file);
 struct nvme_ns *nvme_find_get_ns(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, unsigned nsid);
 void nvme_put_ns(struct nvme_ns *ns);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c b/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c
index 6f39a29828b1..94d3153bae54 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c
@@ -215,9 +215,11 @@ static void nvmet_passthru_execute_cmd_work(struct work_struct *w)
 {
 	struct nvmet_req *req = container_of(w, struct nvmet_req, p.work);
 	struct request *rq = req->p.rq;
+	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl = nvme_req(rq)->ctrl;
+	u32 effects;
 	int status;
 
-	status = nvme_execute_passthru_rq(rq);
+	status = nvme_execute_passthru_rq(rq, &effects);
 
 	if (status == NVME_SC_SUCCESS &&
 	    req->cmd->common.opcode == nvme_admin_identify) {
@@ -238,6 +240,9 @@ static void nvmet_passthru_execute_cmd_work(struct work_struct *w)
 	req->cqe->result = nvme_req(rq)->result;
 	nvmet_req_complete(req, status);
 	blk_mq_free_request(rq);
+
+	if (effects)
+		nvme_passthru_end(ctrl, effects, req->cmd, status);
 }
 
 static void nvmet_passthru_req_done(struct request *rq,
