diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index d52701df7245..951042a375d6 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ static bool nvme_should_reset(struct nvme_dev *dev, u32 csts)
 	bool nssro = dev->subsystem && (csts & NVME_CSTS_NSSRO);
 
 	/* If there is a reset ongoing, we shouldn't reset again. */
-	if (work_busy(&dev->reset_work))
+	if (dev->ctrl.state == NVME_CTRL_RESETTING)
 		return false;
 
 	/* We shouldn't reset unless the controller is on fatal error state
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ static void nvme_reset_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	bool was_suspend = !!(dev->ctrl.ctrl_config & NVME_CC_SHN_NORMAL);
 	int result = -ENODEV;
 
-	if (WARN_ON(dev->ctrl.state == NVME_CTRL_RESETTING))
+	if (WARN_ON(dev->ctrl.state != NVME_CTRL_RESETTING))
 		goto out;
 
 	/*
@@ -1913,9 +1913,6 @@ static void nvme_reset_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (dev->ctrl.ctrl_config & NVME_CC_ENABLE)
 		nvme_dev_disable(dev, false);
 
-	if (!nvme_change_ctrl_state(&dev->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_RESETTING))
-		goto out;
-
 	result = nvme_pci_enable(dev);
 	if (result)
 		goto out;
@@ -2009,8 +2006,8 @@ static int nvme_reset(struct nvme_dev *dev)
 {
 	if (!dev->ctrl.admin_q || blk_queue_dying(dev->ctrl.admin_q))
 		return -ENODEV;
-	if (work_busy(&dev->reset_work))
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (!nvme_change_ctrl_state(&dev->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_RESETTING))
+		return -EBUSY;
 	if (!queue_work(nvme_workq, &dev->reset_work))
 		return -EBUSY;
 	return 0;
@@ -2136,6 +2133,7 @@ static int nvme_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	if (result)
 		goto release_pools;
 
+	nvme_change_ctrl_state(&dev->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_RESETTING);
 	dev_info(dev->ctrl.device, "pci function %s\n", dev_name(&pdev->dev));
 
 	queue_work(nvme_workq, &dev->reset_work);
@@ -2179,6 +2177,7 @@ static void nvme_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	nvme_change_ctrl_state(&dev->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_DELETING);
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&dev->reset_work);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	if (!pci_device_is_present(pdev)) {