diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 2d2673d360ff..8247e58624c1 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -288,11 +288,8 @@ void nvme_complete_rq(struct request *req)
 		nvme_req(req)->ctrl->comp_seen = true;
 
 	if (unlikely(status != BLK_STS_OK && nvme_req_needs_retry(req))) {
-		if ((req->cmd_flags & REQ_NVME_MPATH) &&
-		    blk_path_error(status)) {
-			nvme_failover_req(req);
+		if ((req->cmd_flags & REQ_NVME_MPATH) && nvme_failover_req(req))
 			return;
-		}
 
 		if (!blk_queue_dying(req->q)) {
 			nvme_retry_req(req);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index 0a458f788088..3968f89f7855 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -65,17 +65,12 @@ void nvme_set_disk_name(char *disk_name, struct nvme_ns *ns,
 	}
 }
 
-void nvme_failover_req(struct request *req)
+bool nvme_failover_req(struct request *req)
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns = req->q->queuedata;
 	u16 status = nvme_req(req)->status;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ns->head->requeue_lock, flags);
-	blk_steal_bios(&ns->head->requeue_list, req);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ns->head->requeue_lock, flags);
-	blk_mq_end_request(req, 0);
-
 	switch (status & 0x7ff) {
 	case NVME_SC_ANA_TRANSITION:
 	case NVME_SC_ANA_INACCESSIBLE:
@@ -104,15 +99,17 @@ void nvme_failover_req(struct request *req)
 		nvme_mpath_clear_current_path(ns);
 		break;
 	default:
-		/*
-		 * Reset the controller for any non-ANA error as we don't know
-		 * what caused the error.
-		 */
-		nvme_reset_ctrl(ns->ctrl);
-		break;
+		/* This was a non-ANA error so follow the normal error path. */
+		return false;
 	}
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ns->head->requeue_lock, flags);
+	blk_steal_bios(&ns->head->requeue_list, req);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ns->head->requeue_lock, flags);
+	blk_mq_end_request(req, 0);
+
 	kblockd_schedule_work(&ns->head->requeue_work);
+	return true;
 }
 
 void nvme_kick_requeue_lists(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index 2bd9f7c3084f..66aafd42d2d9 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ void nvme_mpath_wait_freeze(struct nvme_subsystem *subsys);
 void nvme_mpath_start_freeze(struct nvme_subsystem *subsys);
 void nvme_set_disk_name(char *disk_name, struct nvme_ns *ns,
 			struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, int *flags);
-void nvme_failover_req(struct request *req);
+bool nvme_failover_req(struct request *req);
 void nvme_kick_requeue_lists(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
 int nvme_mpath_alloc_disk(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,struct nvme_ns_head *head);
 void nvme_mpath_add_disk(struct nvme_ns *ns, struct nvme_id_ns *id);
@@ -579,8 +579,9 @@ static inline void nvme_set_disk_name(char *disk_name, struct nvme_ns *ns,
 	sprintf(disk_name, "nvme%dn%d", ctrl->instance, ns->head->instance);
 }
 
-static inline void nvme_failover_req(struct request *req)
+static inline bool nvme_failover_req(struct request *req)
 {
+	return false;
 }
 static inline void nvme_kick_requeue_lists(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {