diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 094be164ffdc..7409da42b9ee 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -3578,8 +3578,7 @@ nvme_fc_init_ctrl(struct device *dev, struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
 	list_add_tail(&ctrl->ctrl_list, &rport->ctrl_list);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rport->lock, flags);
 
-	if (!nvme_change_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_RESETTING) ||
-	    !nvme_change_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_CONNECTING)) {
+	if (!nvme_change_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_CONNECTING)) {
 		dev_err(ctrl->ctrl.device,
 			"NVME-FC{%d}: failed to init ctrl state\n", ctrl->cnum);
 		goto fail_ctrl;