diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index 5a6dbb422a9c0..9b6dc11fa5596 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -183,8 +183,11 @@ static struct nvme_ns *nvme_round_robin_path(struct nvme_ns_head *head,
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns, *found, *fallback = NULL;
 
-	if (list_is_singular(&head->list))
+	if (list_is_singular(&head->list)) {
+		if (nvme_path_is_disabled(old))
+			return NULL;
 		return old;
+	}
 
 	for (ns = nvme_next_ns(head, old);
 	     ns != old;