diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index a7660e4be55b..98e343cb4a12 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -2227,8 +2227,16 @@ int nvme_enable_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	ctrl->ctrl_config |= (NVME_CTRL_PAGE_SHIFT - 12) << NVME_CC_MPS_SHIFT;
 	ctrl->ctrl_config |= NVME_CC_AMS_RR | NVME_CC_SHN_NONE;
 	ctrl->ctrl_config |= NVME_CC_IOSQES | NVME_CC_IOCQES;
-	ctrl->ctrl_config |= NVME_CC_ENABLE;
+	ret = ctrl->ops->reg_write32(ctrl, NVME_REG_CC, ctrl->ctrl_config);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
+	/* Flush write to device (required if transport is PCI) */
+	ret = ctrl->ops->reg_read32(ctrl, NVME_REG_CC, &ctrl->ctrl_config);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ctrl->ctrl_config |= NVME_CC_ENABLE;
 	ret = ctrl->ops->reg_write32(ctrl, NVME_REG_CC, ctrl->ctrl_config);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;