diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/pci-epf.c b/drivers/nvme/target/pci-epf.c
index ac30b42cc6221470c7f007b27e84dfdfdcbc14fc..efd4623fb002232c57439847230cd2b40b77fa27 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/pci-epf.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/pci-epf.c
@@ -1822,14 +1822,14 @@ static int nvmet_pci_epf_enable_ctrl(struct nvmet_pci_epf_ctrl *ctrl)
 	if (ctrl->io_sqes < sizeof(struct nvme_command)) {
 		dev_err(ctrl->dev, "Unsupported I/O SQES %zu (need %zu)\n",
 			ctrl->io_sqes, sizeof(struct nvme_command));
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	ctrl->io_cqes = 1UL << nvmet_cc_iocqes(ctrl->cc);
 	if (ctrl->io_cqes < sizeof(struct nvme_completion)) {
 		dev_err(ctrl->dev, "Unsupported I/O CQES %zu (need %zu)\n",
 			ctrl->io_sqes, sizeof(struct nvme_completion));
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	/* Create the admin queue. */
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ static int nvmet_pci_epf_enable_ctrl(struct nvmet_pci_epf_ctrl *ctrl)
 				qsize, pci_addr, 0);
 	if (status != NVME_SC_SUCCESS) {
 		dev_err(ctrl->dev, "Failed to create admin completion queue\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	qsize = aqa & 0x00000fff;
@@ -1854,17 +1854,22 @@ static int nvmet_pci_epf_enable_ctrl(struct nvmet_pci_epf_ctrl *ctrl)
 	if (status != NVME_SC_SUCCESS) {
 		dev_err(ctrl->dev, "Failed to create admin submission queue\n");
 		nvmet_pci_epf_delete_cq(ctrl->tctrl, 0);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	ctrl->sq_ab = NVMET_PCI_EPF_SQ_AB;
 	ctrl->irq_vector_threshold = NVMET_PCI_EPF_IV_THRESHOLD;
 	ctrl->enabled = true;
+	ctrl->csts = NVME_CSTS_RDY;
 
 	/* Start polling the controller SQs. */
 	schedule_delayed_work(&ctrl->poll_sqs, 0);
 
 	return 0;
+
+err:
+	ctrl->csts = 0;
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static void nvmet_pci_epf_disable_ctrl(struct nvmet_pci_epf_ctrl *ctrl)
@@ -1889,6 +1894,8 @@ static void nvmet_pci_epf_disable_ctrl(struct nvmet_pci_epf_ctrl *ctrl)
 	/* Delete the admin queue last. */
 	nvmet_pci_epf_delete_sq(ctrl->tctrl, 0);
 	nvmet_pci_epf_delete_cq(ctrl->tctrl, 0);
+
+	ctrl->csts &= ~NVME_CSTS_RDY;
 }
 
 static void nvmet_pci_epf_poll_cc_work(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -1909,13 +1916,10 @@ static void nvmet_pci_epf_poll_cc_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		ret = nvmet_pci_epf_enable_ctrl(ctrl);
 		if (ret)
 			return;
-		ctrl->csts |= NVME_CSTS_RDY;
 	}
 
-	if (!nvmet_cc_en(new_cc) && nvmet_cc_en(old_cc)) {
+	if (!nvmet_cc_en(new_cc) && nvmet_cc_en(old_cc))
 		nvmet_pci_epf_disable_ctrl(ctrl);
-		ctrl->csts &= ~NVME_CSTS_RDY;
-	}
 
 	if (nvmet_cc_shn(new_cc) && !nvmet_cc_shn(old_cc)) {
 		nvmet_pci_epf_disable_ctrl(ctrl);