diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 2cb6e58e4e8f2eebfe11c3ffd08a5bbf12952fe0..6bba92e12c5475f376f674b1dd6ee880a0797ac1 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -1940,8 +1940,10 @@ static int nvme_update_ns_info(struct nvme_ns *ns, struct nvme_id_ns *id)
 
 	if (ns->head->ids.csi == NVME_CSI_ZNS) {
 		ret = nvme_update_zone_info(ns, lbaf);
-		if (ret)
-			goto out_unfreeze;
+		if (ret) {
+			blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(ns->disk->queue);
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 	set_disk_ro(ns->disk, (id->nsattr & NVME_NS_ATTR_RO) ||
@@ -1952,7 +1954,7 @@ static int nvme_update_ns_info(struct nvme_ns *ns, struct nvme_id_ns *id)
 	if (blk_queue_is_zoned(ns->queue)) {
 		ret = nvme_revalidate_zones(ns);
 		if (ret && !nvme_first_scan(ns->disk))
-			return ret;
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (nvme_ns_head_multipath(ns->head)) {
@@ -1967,9 +1969,9 @@ static int nvme_update_ns_info(struct nvme_ns *ns, struct nvme_id_ns *id)
 		disk_update_readahead(ns->head->disk);
 		blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(ns->head->disk->queue);
 	}
-	return 0;
 
-out_unfreeze:
+	ret = 0;
+out:
 	/*
 	 * If probing fails due an unsupported feature, hide the block device,
 	 * but still allow other access.
@@ -1979,7 +1981,6 @@ static int nvme_update_ns_info(struct nvme_ns *ns, struct nvme_id_ns *id)
 		set_bit(NVME_NS_READY, &ns->flags);
 		ret = 0;
 	}
-	blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(ns->disk->queue);
 	return ret;
 }