diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index f326261456ac6..e951bd9b81590 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1776,6 +1776,7 @@ static int nvme_alloc_admin_tags(struct nvme_dev *dev)
 		dev->ctrl.admin_q = blk_mq_init_queue(&dev->admin_tagset);
 		if (IS_ERR(dev->ctrl.admin_q)) {
 			blk_mq_free_tag_set(&dev->admin_tagset);
+			dev->ctrl.admin_q = NULL;
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		if (!blk_get_queue(dev->ctrl.admin_q)) {