diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c b/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c
index 6c09703ffe92..24e224c279a4 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c
@@ -1154,7 +1154,6 @@ static void apple_nvme_reset_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	nvme_get_ctrl(&anv->ctrl);
 	apple_nvme_disable(anv, false);
 	nvme_mark_namespaces_dead(&anv->ctrl);
-	nvme_start_queues(&anv->ctrl);
 	if (!queue_work(nvme_wq, &anv->remove_work))
 		nvme_put_ctrl(&anv->ctrl);
 }