diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 5e52034ab0104..8a9c186898c75 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1983,8 +1983,10 @@ static void nvme_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
-	if (!pci_device_is_present(pdev))
+	if (!pci_device_is_present(pdev)) {
 		nvme_change_ctrl_state(&dev->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_DEAD);
+		nvme_dev_disable(dev, false);
+	}
 
 	flush_work(&dev->reset_work);
 	nvme_uninit_ctrl(&dev->ctrl);