diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c b/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
index 22f7bc6bac7fa77dd48198cde3a31ef60ead531b..c7b0b6a527083f7d865e752c7e953b2e1411b808 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static int nvme_loop_configure_admin_queue(struct nvme_loop_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)