diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index b08a61ca283f2..b5d9a5507de55 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -2951,14 +2951,6 @@ nvme_fc_recreate_io_queues(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl)
 	if (ctrl->ctrl.queue_count == 1)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = nvme_fc_create_hw_io_queues(ctrl, ctrl->ctrl.sqsize + 1);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_free_io_queues;
-
-	ret = nvme_fc_connect_io_queues(ctrl, ctrl->ctrl.sqsize + 1);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_delete_hw_queues;
-
 	if (prior_ioq_cnt != nr_io_queues) {
 		dev_info(ctrl->ctrl.device,
 			"reconnect: revising io queue count from %d to %d\n",
@@ -2968,6 +2960,14 @@ nvme_fc_recreate_io_queues(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl)
 		nvme_unfreeze(&ctrl->ctrl);
 	}
 
+	ret = nvme_fc_create_hw_io_queues(ctrl, ctrl->ctrl.sqsize + 1);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free_io_queues;
+
+	ret = nvme_fc_connect_io_queues(ctrl, ctrl->ctrl.sqsize + 1);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_delete_hw_queues;
+
 	return 0;
 
 out_delete_hw_queues: