diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c b/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c
index 80ac91e67a1f..e20dea5c44f7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static void nvmet_execute_identify_ns(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	/* return an all zeroed buffer if we can't find an active namespace */
 	req->ns = nvmet_find_namespace(ctrl, req->cmd->identify.nsid);
 	if (!req->ns) {
-		status = NVME_SC_INVALID_NS;
+		status = 0;
 		goto done;
 	}