diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index f6879e41738678d27e0d0045866e9bc2247109b9..308b9ce820cdd37bad96c980e00d6955518c5c93 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -1257,9 +1257,9 @@ static u32 nvme_passthru_start(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_ns *ns,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	effects |= nvme_known_admin_effects(opcode);
 	if (ctrl->effects)
 		effects = le32_to_cpu(ctrl->effects->acs[opcode]);
+	effects |= nvme_known_admin_effects(opcode);
 
 	/*
 	 * For simplicity, IO to all namespaces is quiesced even if the command