diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 2c9a6d3c9797..04363b9c4489 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -2461,7 +2461,7 @@ __nvme_fc_abort_outstanding_ios(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, bool start_queues)
 	 * io requests back to the block layer as part of normal completions
 	 * (but with error status).
 	 */
-	if (ctrl->ctrl.queue_count > 1) {
+	if (ctrl->ctrl.queue_count > 1 && ctrl->ctrl.tagset) {
 		nvme_quiesce_io_queues(&ctrl->ctrl);
 		nvme_sync_io_queues(&ctrl->ctrl);
 		blk_mq_tagset_busy_iter(&ctrl->tag_set,
@@ -2900,6 +2900,11 @@ nvme_fc_create_io_queues(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl)
 out_delete_hw_queues:
 	nvme_fc_delete_hw_io_queues(ctrl);
 out_cleanup_tagset:
+	/*
+	 * In CONNECTING state ctrl->ioerr_work will abort both admin
+	 * and io tagsets. Cancel it first before removing io tagset.
+	 */
+	cancel_work_sync(&ctrl->ioerr_work);
 	nvme_remove_io_tag_set(&ctrl->ctrl);
 	nvme_fc_free_io_queues(ctrl);