diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 5f2744be7388..9739ce38b73a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -4345,6 +4345,9 @@ static void nvme_alloc_ns(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_ns_info *info)
 			last_path = true;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ctrl->subsys->lock);
+
+	/* guarantee not available in head->list */
+	synchronize_srcu(&ns->head->srcu);
 	if (last_path)
 		nvme_put_ns_head(ns->head);
 	nvme_put_ns_head(ns->head);