diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index 73eddb67f0d2..f8ad43b5f069 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ static struct nvme_ns *__nvme_find_path(struct nvme_ns_head *head, int node)
 		if (nvme_path_is_disabled(ns))
 			continue;
 
-		if (READ_ONCE(head->subsys->iopolicy) == NVME_IOPOLICY_NUMA)
+		if (ns->ctrl->numa_node != NUMA_NO_NODE &&
+		    READ_ONCE(head->subsys->iopolicy) == NVME_IOPOLICY_NUMA)
 			distance = node_distance(node, ns->ctrl->numa_node);
 		else
 			distance = LOCAL_DISTANCE;