diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 9690beb15e69ab47bb04345da5f142ec56141035..d996ca73d3be37c2332352fdc45767e738d72822 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -2023,7 +2023,7 @@ nvme_fc_configure_admin_queue(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl)
 	}
 
 	ctrl->ctrl.sqsize =
-		min_t(int, NVME_CAP_MQES(ctrl->cap) + 1, ctrl->ctrl.sqsize);
+		min_t(int, NVME_CAP_MQES(ctrl->cap), ctrl->ctrl.sqsize);
 
 	error = nvme_enable_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl, ctrl->cap);
 	if (error)