diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 84cb859a911d09dbe71b2f1ac473ae687c4dc687..3de7555a7de74b0c469df89dfed14bcb47872263 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -4864,7 +4864,7 @@ void nvme_unfreeze(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 
 	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&ctrl->srcu);
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)
-		blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(ns->queue);
+		blk_mq_unfreeze_queue_non_owner(ns->queue);
 	srcu_read_unlock(&ctrl->srcu, srcu_idx);
 	clear_bit(NVME_CTRL_FROZEN, &ctrl->flags);
 }
@@ -4906,7 +4906,12 @@ void nvme_start_freeze(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	set_bit(NVME_CTRL_FROZEN, &ctrl->flags);
 	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&ctrl->srcu);
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)
-		blk_freeze_queue_start(ns->queue);
+		/*
+		 * Typical non_owner use case is from pci driver, in which
+		 * start_freeze is called from timeout work function, but
+		 * unfreeze is done in reset work context
+		 */
+		blk_freeze_queue_start_non_owner(ns->queue);
 	srcu_read_unlock(&ctrl->srcu, srcu_idx);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_start_freeze);