diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index 5c48a38aebf8..79c8caced81f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -412,11 +412,11 @@ static void nvme_mpath_set_live(struct nvme_ns *ns)
 	if (!head->disk)
 		return;
 
-	mutex_lock(&head->lock);
-	if (!(head->disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP))
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(NVME_NSHEAD_DISK_LIVE, &head->flags))
 		device_add_disk(&head->subsys->dev, head->disk,
 				nvme_ns_id_attr_groups);
 
+	mutex_lock(&head->lock);
 	if (nvme_path_is_optimized(ns)) {
 		int node, srcu_idx;
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index c0f4226d3299..2ef8d501e2a8 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ struct nvme_ns_head {
 	spinlock_t		requeue_lock;
 	struct work_struct	requeue_work;
 	struct mutex		lock;
+	unsigned long		flags;
+#define NVME_NSHEAD_DISK_LIVE	0
 	struct nvme_ns __rcu	*current_path[];
 #endif
 };