diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 5d0f99bcc987..44da9fe5b27b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -3647,7 +3647,7 @@ void nvme_kill_queues(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
 
 	/* Forcibly unquiesce queues to avoid blocking dispatch */
-	if (ctrl->admin_q)
+	if (ctrl->admin_q && !blk_queue_dying(ctrl->admin_q))
 		blk_mq_unquiesce_queue(ctrl->admin_q);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)