diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 2a7a9a75105d7df0072f2a87b6ef674d607523c8..a10c77139f764e444b58a8f789e88ae64fc66729 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -2921,6 +2921,9 @@ nvme_fc_delete_association(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl)
 	__nvme_fc_delete_hw_queue(ctrl, &ctrl->queues[0], 0);
 	nvme_fc_free_queue(&ctrl->queues[0]);
 
+	/* re-enable the admin_q so anything new can fast fail */
+	blk_mq_unquiesce_queue(ctrl->ctrl.admin_q);
+
 	nvme_fc_ctlr_inactive_on_rport(ctrl);
 }