diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index bc455fa98246..6948de3f438a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -3587,6 +3587,8 @@ nvme_fc_init_ctrl(struct device *dev, struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
 
 	ctrl->ctrl.opts = NULL;
 
+	if (ctrl->ctrl.admin_tagset)
+		nvme_remove_admin_tag_set(&ctrl->ctrl);
 	/* initiate nvme ctrl ref counting teardown */
 	nvme_uninit_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl);