diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 9a7863e2001e..d90db12c7cd8 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static void nvme_dbbuf_set(struct nvme_dev *dev)
 		/* Free memory and continue on */
 		nvme_dbbuf_dma_free(dev);
 
-		for (i = 1; i <= dev->online_queues; i++)
+		for (i = 1; i < dev->online_queues; i++)
 			nvme_dbbuf_free(&dev->queues[i]);
 	}
 }