diff --git a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
index 6c041eaebdb9..656e0d4e92bb 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
@@ -2090,8 +2090,14 @@ static void ublk_batch_queue_cmd(struct ublk_queue *ubq, struct request *rq, boo
 static void ublk_queue_cmd(struct ublk_queue *ubq, struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct io_uring_cmd *cmd = ubq->ios[rq->tag].cmd;
-	struct ublk_uring_cmd_pdu *pdu = ublk_get_uring_cmd_pdu(cmd);
+	struct ublk_uring_cmd_pdu *pdu;
+
+	if (unlikely(!cmd)) {
+		__ublk_abort_rq(ubq, rq);
+		return;
+	}
 
+	pdu = ublk_get_uring_cmd_pdu(cmd);
 	pdu->req = rq;
 	io_uring_cmd_complete_in_task(cmd, ublk_cmd_tw_cb);
 }