diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index f97c48fd3eda..31b7dcd791c2 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -3566,6 +3566,8 @@ static int nvme_alloc_ns(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, unsigned nsid)
 
 	return 0;
  out_put_disk:
+	/* prevent double queue cleanup */
+	ns->disk->queue = NULL;
 	put_disk(ns->disk);
  out_unlink_ns:
 	mutex_lock(&ctrl->subsys->lock);