diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index 61bf87592570..54603bd3e02d 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ static int nvme_update_ana_state(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,
 	if (!nr_nsids)
 		return 0;
 
-	down_write(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
 	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list) {
 		unsigned nsid = le32_to_cpu(desc->nsids[n]);
 
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ static int nvme_update_ana_state(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,
 		if (++n == nr_nsids)
 			break;
 	}
-	up_write(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
 	return 0;
 }