diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 8c8fb65ca928..378c049e0a5e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -1771,15 +1771,20 @@ static int nvme_tcp_configure_io_queues(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, bool new)
 			ret = PTR_ERR(ctrl->connect_q);
 			goto out_free_tag_set;
 		}
-	} else {
-		blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues(ctrl->tagset,
-			ctrl->queue_count - 1);
 	}
 
 	ret = nvme_tcp_start_io_queues(ctrl);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_cleanup_connect_q;
 
+	if (!new) {
+		nvme_start_queues(ctrl);
+		nvme_wait_freeze(ctrl);
+		blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues(ctrl->tagset,
+			ctrl->queue_count - 1);
+		nvme_unfreeze(ctrl);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
 out_cleanup_connect_q:
@@ -1884,6 +1889,7 @@ static void nvme_tcp_teardown_io_queues(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,
 {
 	if (ctrl->queue_count <= 1)
 		return;
+	nvme_start_freeze(ctrl);
 	nvme_stop_queues(ctrl);
 	nvme_tcp_stop_io_queues(ctrl);
 	if (ctrl->tagset) {