diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-file.c b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-file.c
index 0abbefd9925e35701ef889a428ec40a2bac3f3c2..715d4376c997975a743bedc908218b23325a7653 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-file.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-file.c
@@ -400,9 +400,6 @@ u16 nvmet_file_parse_io_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
 		req->execute = nvmet_file_execute_write_zeroes;
 		return 0;
 	default:
-		pr_err("unhandled cmd for file ns %d on qid %d\n",
-				cmd->common.opcode, req->sq->qid);
-		req->error_loc = offsetof(struct nvme_common_command, opcode);
-		return NVME_SC_INVALID_OPCODE | NVME_SC_DNR;
+		return nvmet_report_invalid_opcode(req);
 	}
 }