diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c b/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c
index 423c9c628e7b..c692fc73babf 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c
@@ -1009,6 +1009,7 @@ static void apple_nvme_init_queue(struct apple_nvme_queue *q)
 	unsigned int depth = apple_nvme_queue_depth(q);
 	struct apple_nvme *anv = queue_to_apple_nvme(q);
 
+	q->sq_tail = 0;
 	q->cq_head = 0;
 	q->cq_phase = 1;
 	if (anv->hw->has_lsq_nvmmu)