diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 3c7b625a5e56..88ed43d0799c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1551,12 +1551,12 @@ static int nvme_delete_queue(struct nvme_queue *nvmeq, u8 opcode)
 
 static void nvme_disable_io_queues(struct nvme_dev *dev)
 {
-	int pass;
+	int pass, queues = dev->online_queues - 1;
 	unsigned long timeout;
 	u8 opcode = nvme_admin_delete_sq;
 
 	for (pass = 0; pass < 2; pass++) {
-		int sent = 0, i = dev->queue_count - 1;
+		int sent = 0, i = queues;
 
 		reinit_completion(&dev->ioq_wait);
  retry: