diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 5e6365dd0c8e..90b338435021 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -2113,8 +2113,7 @@ static int nvme_setup_io_queues(struct nvme_dev *dev)
 	if (dev->ctrl.quirks & NVME_QUIRK_SHARED_TAGS)
 		nr_io_queues = 1;
 	else
-		nr_io_queues = min(nvme_max_io_queues(dev),
-				   dev->nr_allocated_queues - 1);
+		nr_io_queues = dev->nr_allocated_queues - 1;
 
 	result = nvme_set_queue_count(&dev->ctrl, &nr_io_queues);
 	if (result < 0)