diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/zns.c b/drivers/nvme/target/zns.c
index 1254cf57e008..017c13f8bef1 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/zns.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/zns.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void nvmet_execute_identify_cns_cs_ctrl(struct nvmet_req *req)
 
 void nvmet_execute_identify_cns_cs_ns(struct nvmet_req *req)
 {
-	struct nvme_id_ns_zns *id_zns;
+	struct nvme_id_ns_zns *id_zns = NULL;
 	u64 zsze;
 	u16 status;
 	u32 mar, mor;
@@ -118,16 +118,18 @@ void nvmet_execute_identify_cns_cs_ns(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	if (status)
 		goto done;
 
-	if (!bdev_is_zoned(req->ns->bdev)) {
-		req->error_loc = offsetof(struct nvme_identify, nsid);
-		goto done;
-	}
-
 	if (nvmet_ns_revalidate(req->ns)) {
 		mutex_lock(&req->ns->subsys->lock);
 		nvmet_ns_changed(req->ns->subsys, req->ns->nsid);
 		mutex_unlock(&req->ns->subsys->lock);
 	}
+
+	if (!bdev_is_zoned(req->ns->bdev)) {
+		status = NVME_SC_INVALID_FIELD | NVME_SC_DNR;
+		req->error_loc = offsetof(struct nvme_identify, nsid);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	zsze = (bdev_zone_sectors(req->ns->bdev) << 9) >>
 					req->ns->blksize_shift;
 	id_zns->lbafe[0].zsze = cpu_to_le64(zsze);
@@ -148,8 +150,8 @@ void nvmet_execute_identify_cns_cs_ns(struct nvmet_req *req)
 
 done:
 	status = nvmet_copy_to_sgl(req, 0, id_zns, sizeof(*id_zns));
-	kfree(id_zns);
 out:
+	kfree(id_zns);
 	nvmet_req_complete(req, status);
 }