diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 8f06e5c1706b..960a31e3307a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ static u32 nvme_passthru_start(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_ns *ns,
 	return effects;
 }
 
-static void nvme_passthru_end(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 effects,
+static void nvme_passthru_end(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_ns *ns, u32 effects,
 			      struct nvme_command *cmd, int status)
 {
 	if (effects & NVME_CMD_EFFECTS_CSE_MASK) {
@@ -1201,6 +1201,8 @@ static void nvme_passthru_end(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 effects,
 		nvme_queue_scan(ctrl);
 		flush_work(&ctrl->scan_work);
 	}
+	if (ns)
+		return;
 
 	switch (cmd->common.opcode) {
 	case nvme_admin_set_features:
@@ -1235,7 +1237,7 @@ int nvme_execute_passthru_rq(struct request *rq)
 	effects = nvme_passthru_start(ctrl, ns, cmd->common.opcode);
 	ret = nvme_execute_rq(disk, rq, false);
 	if (effects) /* nothing to be done for zero cmd effects */
-		nvme_passthru_end(ctrl, effects, cmd, ret);
+		nvme_passthru_end(ctrl, ns, effects, cmd, ret);
 
 	return ret;
 }