diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 48454cb7a0fc..3a4030bcfab7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -3338,7 +3338,7 @@ nvme_fc_reconnect_or_delete(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, int status)
 				ctrl->cnum, min_t(int, portptr->dev_loss_tmo,
 					(ctrl->ctrl.opts->max_reconnects *
 					 ctrl->ctrl.opts->reconnect_delay)));
-		WARN_ON(nvme_delete_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl));
+		nvme_delete_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl);
 	}
 }