diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index fba06618c6c2..2f76969408b2 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -138,13 +138,12 @@ void nvme_mpath_clear_ctrl_paths(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns;
 
-	mutex_lock(&ctrl->scan_lock);
 	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)
-		if (nvme_mpath_clear_current_path(ns))
-			kblockd_schedule_work(&ns->head->requeue_work);
+	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list) {
+		nvme_mpath_clear_current_path(ns);
+		kblockd_schedule_work(&ns->head->requeue_work);
+	}
 	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	mutex_unlock(&ctrl->scan_lock);
 }
 
 void nvme_mpath_revalidate_paths(struct nvme_ns *ns)