diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index c98b73da38e20864c93ba1b91eabeff2ce2d16a3..092c8403b306219555a89ada3abb1ebc9648e47c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -2467,11 +2467,13 @@ static void nvme_reset_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct nvme_dev *dev =
 		container_of(work, struct nvme_dev, ctrl.reset_work);
 	bool was_suspend = !!(dev->ctrl.ctrl_config & NVME_CC_SHN_NORMAL);
-	int result = -ENODEV;
+	int result;
 	enum nvme_ctrl_state new_state = NVME_CTRL_LIVE;
 
-	if (WARN_ON(dev->ctrl.state != NVME_CTRL_RESETTING))
+	if (WARN_ON(dev->ctrl.state != NVME_CTRL_RESETTING)) {
+		result = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * If we're called to reset a live controller first shut it down before
@@ -2575,6 +2577,7 @@ static void nvme_reset_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (!nvme_change_ctrl_state(&dev->ctrl, new_state)) {
 		dev_warn(dev->ctrl.device,
 			"failed to mark controller state %d\n", new_state);
+		result = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	}