diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index 18f0a05c74b5..574b52e911f0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -417,11 +417,11 @@ static void nvme_mpath_set_live(struct nvme_ns *ns)
 	if (!head->disk)
 		return;
 
-	mutex_lock(&head->lock);
-	if (!(head->disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP))
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(NVME_NSHEAD_DISK_LIVE, &head->flags))
 		device_add_disk(&head->subsys->dev, head->disk,
 				nvme_ns_id_attr_groups);
 
+	mutex_lock(&head->lock);
 	if (nvme_path_is_optimized(ns)) {
 		int node, srcu_idx;
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index 22e8401352c2..ed02260862cb 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -345,6 +345,8 @@ struct nvme_ns_head {
 	spinlock_t		requeue_lock;
 	struct work_struct	requeue_work;
 	struct mutex		lock;
+	unsigned long		flags;
+#define NVME_NSHEAD_DISK_LIVE	0
 	struct nvme_ns __rcu	*current_path[];
 #endif
 };