diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 0a5d064f82ca..a64a8bca0d5b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -2468,7 +2468,7 @@ static void nvme_async_probe(void *data, async_cookie_t cookie)
 {
 	struct nvme_dev *dev = data;
 
-	nvme_reset_ctrl_sync(&dev->ctrl);
+	flush_work(&dev->ctrl.reset_work);
 	flush_work(&dev->ctrl.scan_work);
 	nvme_put_ctrl(&dev->ctrl);
 }
@@ -2535,6 +2535,7 @@ static int nvme_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	dev_info(dev->ctrl.device, "pci function %s\n", dev_name(&pdev->dev));
 
+	nvme_reset_ctrl(&dev->ctrl);
 	nvme_get_ctrl(&dev->ctrl);
 	async_schedule(nvme_async_probe, dev);