diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c b/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
index 92628c4329262..c56354e1e4c61 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ static int nvme_loop_configure_admin_queue(struct nvme_loop_ctrl *ctrl)
 	ctrl->admin_tag_set.driver_data = ctrl;
 	ctrl->admin_tag_set.nr_hw_queues = 1;
 	ctrl->admin_tag_set.timeout = ADMIN_TIMEOUT;
+	ctrl->admin_tag_set.flags = BLK_MQ_F_NO_SCHED;
 
 	ctrl->queues[0].ctrl = ctrl;
 	error = nvmet_sq_init(&ctrl->queues[0].nvme_sq);