diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index 56caddeabb5e..772eb05e57af 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -413,11 +413,10 @@ static void nvme_mpath_set_live(struct nvme_ns *ns)
 {
 	struct nvme_ns_head *head = ns->head;
 
-	lockdep_assert_held(&ns->head->lock);
-
 	if (!head->disk)
 		return;
 
+	mutex_lock(&head->lock);
 	if (!(head->disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP))
 		device_add_disk(&head->subsys->dev, head->disk,
 				nvme_ns_id_attr_groups);
@@ -430,9 +429,10 @@ static void nvme_mpath_set_live(struct nvme_ns *ns)
 			__nvme_find_path(head, node);
 		srcu_read_unlock(&head->srcu, srcu_idx);
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&head->lock);
 
-	synchronize_srcu(&ns->head->srcu);
-	kblockd_schedule_work(&ns->head->requeue_work);
+	synchronize_srcu(&head->srcu);
+	kblockd_schedule_work(&head->requeue_work);
 }
 
 static int nvme_parse_ana_log(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, void *data,
@@ -483,14 +483,12 @@ static inline bool nvme_state_is_live(enum nvme_ana_state state)
 static void nvme_update_ns_ana_state(struct nvme_ana_group_desc *desc,
 		struct nvme_ns *ns)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&ns->head->lock);
 	ns->ana_grpid = le32_to_cpu(desc->grpid);
 	ns->ana_state = desc->state;
 	clear_bit(NVME_NS_ANA_PENDING, &ns->flags);
 
 	if (nvme_state_is_live(ns->ana_state))
 		nvme_mpath_set_live(ns);
-	mutex_unlock(&ns->head->lock);
 }
 
 static int nvme_update_ana_state(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,
@@ -661,10 +659,8 @@ void nvme_mpath_add_disk(struct nvme_ns *ns, struct nvme_id_ns *id)
 		nvme_parse_ana_log(ns->ctrl, ns, nvme_set_ns_ana_state);
 		mutex_unlock(&ns->ctrl->ana_lock);
 	} else {
-		mutex_lock(&ns->head->lock);
 		ns->ana_state = NVME_ANA_OPTIMIZED; 
 		nvme_mpath_set_live(ns);
-		mutex_unlock(&ns->head->lock);
 	}
 }