diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c b/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c
index 94ef797e8b4a..56d9e9be945b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c
@@ -831,7 +831,8 @@ static void apple_nvme_disable(struct apple_nvme *anv, bool shutdown)
 
 		if (shutdown)
 			nvme_shutdown_ctrl(&anv->ctrl);
-		nvme_disable_ctrl(&anv->ctrl);
+		else
+			nvme_disable_ctrl(&anv->ctrl);
 	}
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(anv->ioq.enabled, false);