diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index c2c5bc4fb702d37590f55a933baac8ffde49aebc..915fa2e609eb2725b5f60a4b94a7d352ef813ae0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -4174,6 +4174,7 @@ int nvme_init_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct device *dev,
 	ctrl->dev = dev;
 	ctrl->ops = ops;
 	ctrl->quirks = quirks;
+	ctrl->numa_node = NUMA_NO_NODE;
 	INIT_WORK(&ctrl->scan_work, nvme_scan_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&ctrl->async_event_work, nvme_async_event_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&ctrl->fw_act_work, nvme_fw_act_work);