diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
index f5ef3edeb2fd..d92132cbcbbe 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
@@ -919,12 +919,16 @@ static int nvme_rdma_configure_admin_queue(struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl,
 
 	error = nvme_init_identify(&ctrl->ctrl);
 	if (error)
-		goto out_stop_queue;
+		goto out_quiesce_queue;
 
 	return 0;
 
+out_quiesce_queue:
+	blk_mq_quiesce_queue(ctrl->ctrl.admin_q);
+	blk_sync_queue(ctrl->ctrl.admin_q);
 out_stop_queue:
 	nvme_rdma_stop_queue(&ctrl->queues[0]);
+	nvme_cancel_admin_tagset(&ctrl->ctrl);
 out_cleanup_queue:
 	if (new)
 		blk_cleanup_queue(ctrl->ctrl.admin_q);
@@ -1001,8 +1005,10 @@ static int nvme_rdma_configure_io_queues(struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl, bool new)
 
 out_wait_freeze_timed_out:
 	nvme_stop_queues(&ctrl->ctrl);
+	nvme_sync_io_queues(&ctrl->ctrl);
 	nvme_rdma_stop_io_queues(ctrl);
 out_cleanup_connect_q:
+	nvme_cancel_tagset(&ctrl->ctrl);
 	if (new)
 		blk_cleanup_queue(ctrl->ctrl.connect_q);
 out_free_tag_set:
@@ -1144,10 +1150,18 @@ static int nvme_rdma_setup_ctrl(struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl, bool new)
 	return 0;
 
 destroy_io:
-	if (ctrl->ctrl.queue_count > 1)
+	if (ctrl->ctrl.queue_count > 1) {
+		nvme_stop_queues(&ctrl->ctrl);
+		nvme_sync_io_queues(&ctrl->ctrl);
+		nvme_rdma_stop_io_queues(ctrl);
+		nvme_cancel_tagset(&ctrl->ctrl);
 		nvme_rdma_destroy_io_queues(ctrl, new);
+	}
 destroy_admin:
+	blk_mq_quiesce_queue(ctrl->ctrl.admin_q);
+	blk_sync_queue(ctrl->ctrl.admin_q);
 	nvme_rdma_stop_queue(&ctrl->queues[0]);
+	nvme_cancel_admin_tagset(&ctrl->ctrl);
 	nvme_rdma_destroy_admin_queue(ctrl, new);
 	return ret;
 }