diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
index 3ffec3728abe..1279bc292253 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
@@ -1660,15 +1660,20 @@ static void nvme_rdma_shutdown_ctrl(struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl)
 	nvme_rdma_destroy_admin_queue(ctrl);
 }
 
+static void __nvme_rdma_remove_ctrl(struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl, bool shutdown)
+{
+	nvme_uninit_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl);
+	if (shutdown)
+		nvme_rdma_shutdown_ctrl(ctrl);
+	nvme_put_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl);
+}
+
 static void nvme_rdma_del_ctrl_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl = container_of(work,
 				struct nvme_rdma_ctrl, delete_work);
 
-	nvme_remove_namespaces(&ctrl->ctrl);
-	nvme_rdma_shutdown_ctrl(ctrl);
-	nvme_uninit_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl);
-	nvme_put_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl);
+	__nvme_rdma_remove_ctrl(ctrl, true);
 }
 
 static int __nvme_rdma_del_ctrl(struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl)
@@ -1701,9 +1706,7 @@ static void nvme_rdma_remove_ctrl_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl = container_of(work,
 				struct nvme_rdma_ctrl, delete_work);
 
-	nvme_remove_namespaces(&ctrl->ctrl);
-	nvme_uninit_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl);
-	nvme_put_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl);
+	__nvme_rdma_remove_ctrl(ctrl, false);
 }
 
 static void nvme_rdma_reset_ctrl_work(struct work_struct *work)