diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index f90576862736..eb1c10b0eaf0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_setup_cmd);
 int __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(struct request_queue *q, struct nvme_command *cmd,
 		union nvme_result *result, void *buffer, unsigned bufflen,
 		unsigned timeout, int qid, int at_head,
-		blk_mq_req_flags_t flags)
+		blk_mq_req_flags_t flags, bool poll)
 {
 	struct request *req;
 	int ret;
@@ -730,7 +730,10 @@ int __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(struct request_queue *q, struct nvme_command *cmd,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	blk_execute_rq(req->q, NULL, req, at_head);
+	if (poll)
+		blk_execute_rq_polled(req->q, NULL, req, at_head);
+	else
+		blk_execute_rq(req->q, NULL, req, at_head);
 	if (result)
 		*result = nvme_req(req)->result;
 	if (nvme_req(req)->flags & NVME_REQ_CANCELLED)
@@ -747,7 +750,7 @@ int nvme_submit_sync_cmd(struct request_queue *q, struct nvme_command *cmd,
 		void *buffer, unsigned bufflen)
 {
 	return __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(q, cmd, NULL, buffer, bufflen, 0,
-			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0);
+			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0, false);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_submit_sync_cmd);
 
@@ -1058,7 +1061,7 @@ static int nvme_set_features(struct nvme_ctrl *dev, unsigned fid, unsigned dword
 	c.features.dword11 = cpu_to_le32(dword11);
 
 	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(dev->admin_q, &c, &res,
-			buffer, buflen, 0, NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0);
+			buffer, buflen, 0, NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0, false);
 	if (ret >= 0 && result)
 		*result = le32_to_cpu(res.u32);
 	return ret;
@@ -1703,7 +1706,7 @@ int nvme_sec_submit(void *data, u16 spsp, u8 secp, void *buffer, size_t len,
 	cmd.common.cdw10[1] = cpu_to_le32(len);
 
 	return __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->admin_q, &cmd, NULL, buffer, len,
-				      ADMIN_TIMEOUT, NVME_QID_ANY, 1, 0);
+				      ADMIN_TIMEOUT, NVME_QID_ANY, 1, 0, false);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_sec_submit);
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLK_SED_OPAL */
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
index 19ff0eae4582..d93a169f6403 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ int nvmf_reg_read32(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u32 *val)
 	cmd.prop_get.offset = cpu_to_le32(off);
 
 	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->admin_q, &cmd, &res, NULL, 0, 0,
-			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0);
+			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0, false);
 
 	if (ret >= 0)
 		*val = le64_to_cpu(res.u64);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ int nvmf_reg_read64(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u64 *val)
 	cmd.prop_get.offset = cpu_to_le32(off);
 
 	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->admin_q, &cmd, &res, NULL, 0, 0,
-			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0);
+			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0, false);
 
 	if (ret >= 0)
 		*val = le64_to_cpu(res.u64);
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ int nvmf_reg_write32(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u32 val)
 	cmd.prop_set.value = cpu_to_le64(val);
 
 	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->admin_q, &cmd, NULL, NULL, 0, 0,
-			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0);
+			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0, false);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		dev_err(ctrl->device,
 			"Property Set error: %d, offset %#x\n",
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ int nvmf_connect_admin_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 
 	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->admin_q, &cmd, &res,
 			data, sizeof(*data), 0, NVME_QID_ANY, 1,
-			BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED | BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT);
+			BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED | BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT, false);
 	if (ret) {
 		nvmf_log_connect_error(ctrl, ret, le32_to_cpu(res.u32),
 				       &cmd, data);
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ int nvmf_connect_io_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u16 qid)
 
 	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->connect_q, &cmd, &res,
 			data, sizeof(*data), 0, qid, 1,
-			BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED | BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT);
+			BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED | BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT, false);
 	if (ret) {
 		nvmf_log_connect_error(ctrl, ret, le32_to_cpu(res.u32),
 				       &cmd, data);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index 8e0ec365ce8d..75ed640a5ef0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ int nvme_submit_sync_cmd(struct request_queue *q, struct nvme_command *cmd,
 int __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(struct request_queue *q, struct nvme_command *cmd,
 		union nvme_result *result, void *buffer, unsigned bufflen,
 		unsigned timeout, int qid, int at_head,
-		blk_mq_req_flags_t flags);
+		blk_mq_req_flags_t flags, bool flag);
 int nvme_set_queue_count(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, int *count);
 void nvme_stop_keep_alive(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
 int nvme_reset_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
