diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index d707cf93f1f4..5d57a042dbca 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -2383,10 +2383,8 @@ nvme_fc_ctrl_free(struct kref *ref)
 		container_of(ref, struct nvme_fc_ctrl, ref);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (ctrl->ctrl.tagset) {
-		blk_mq_destroy_queue(ctrl->ctrl.connect_q);
-		blk_mq_free_tag_set(&ctrl->tag_set);
-	}
+	if (ctrl->ctrl.tagset)
+		nvme_remove_io_tag_set(&ctrl->ctrl);
 
 	/* remove from rport list */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ctrl->rport->lock, flags);
@@ -2394,9 +2392,7 @@ nvme_fc_ctrl_free(struct kref *ref)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctrl->rport->lock, flags);
 
 	nvme_start_admin_queue(&ctrl->ctrl);
-	blk_mq_destroy_queue(ctrl->ctrl.admin_q);
-	blk_mq_destroy_queue(ctrl->ctrl.fabrics_q);
-	blk_mq_free_tag_set(&ctrl->admin_tag_set);
+	nvme_remove_admin_tag_set(&ctrl->ctrl);
 
 	kfree(ctrl->queues);
 
@@ -2906,32 +2902,16 @@ nvme_fc_create_io_queues(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl)
 
 	nvme_fc_init_io_queues(ctrl);
 
-	memset(&ctrl->tag_set, 0, sizeof(ctrl->tag_set));
-	ctrl->tag_set.ops = &nvme_fc_mq_ops;
-	ctrl->tag_set.queue_depth = ctrl->ctrl.opts->queue_size;
-	ctrl->tag_set.reserved_tags = NVMF_RESERVED_TAGS;
-	ctrl->tag_set.numa_node = ctrl->ctrl.numa_node;
-	ctrl->tag_set.flags = BLK_MQ_F_SHOULD_MERGE;
-	ctrl->tag_set.cmd_size =
-		struct_size((struct nvme_fcp_op_w_sgl *)NULL, priv,
-			    ctrl->lport->ops->fcprqst_priv_sz);
-	ctrl->tag_set.driver_data = &ctrl->ctrl;
-	ctrl->tag_set.nr_hw_queues = ctrl->ctrl.queue_count - 1;
-	ctrl->tag_set.timeout = NVME_IO_TIMEOUT;
-
-	ret = blk_mq_alloc_tag_set(&ctrl->tag_set);
+	ret = nvme_alloc_io_tag_set(&ctrl->ctrl, &ctrl->tag_set,
+			&nvme_fc_mq_ops, BLK_MQ_F_SHOULD_MERGE,
+			struct_size((struct nvme_fcp_op_w_sgl *)NULL, priv,
+				    ctrl->lport->ops->fcprqst_priv_sz));
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ctrl->ctrl.tagset = &ctrl->tag_set;
-
-	ret = nvme_ctrl_init_connect_q(&(ctrl->ctrl));
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_free_tag_set;
-
 	ret = nvme_fc_create_hw_io_queues(ctrl, ctrl->ctrl.sqsize + 1);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_cleanup_blk_queue;
+		goto out_cleanup_tagset;
 
 	ret = nvme_fc_connect_io_queues(ctrl, ctrl->ctrl.sqsize + 1);
 	if (ret)
@@ -2943,10 +2923,8 @@ nvme_fc_create_io_queues(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl)
 
 out_delete_hw_queues:
 	nvme_fc_delete_hw_io_queues(ctrl);
-out_cleanup_blk_queue:
-	blk_mq_destroy_queue(ctrl->ctrl.connect_q);
-out_free_tag_set:
-	blk_mq_free_tag_set(&ctrl->tag_set);
+out_cleanup_tagset:
+	nvme_remove_io_tag_set(&ctrl->ctrl);
 	nvme_fc_free_io_queues(ctrl);
 
 	/* force put free routine to ignore io queues */
@@ -3530,35 +3508,12 @@ nvme_fc_init_ctrl(struct device *dev, struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
 
 	nvme_fc_init_queue(ctrl, 0);
 
-	memset(&ctrl->admin_tag_set, 0, sizeof(ctrl->admin_tag_set));
-	ctrl->admin_tag_set.ops = &nvme_fc_admin_mq_ops;
-	ctrl->admin_tag_set.queue_depth = NVME_AQ_MQ_TAG_DEPTH;
-	ctrl->admin_tag_set.reserved_tags = NVMF_RESERVED_TAGS;
-	ctrl->admin_tag_set.numa_node = ctrl->ctrl.numa_node;
-	ctrl->admin_tag_set.cmd_size =
-		struct_size((struct nvme_fcp_op_w_sgl *)NULL, priv,
-			    ctrl->lport->ops->fcprqst_priv_sz);
-	ctrl->admin_tag_set.driver_data = &ctrl->ctrl;
-	ctrl->admin_tag_set.nr_hw_queues = 1;
-	ctrl->admin_tag_set.timeout = NVME_ADMIN_TIMEOUT;
-	ctrl->admin_tag_set.flags = BLK_MQ_F_NO_SCHED;
-
-	ret = blk_mq_alloc_tag_set(&ctrl->admin_tag_set);
+	ret = nvme_alloc_admin_tag_set(&ctrl->ctrl, &ctrl->admin_tag_set,
+			&nvme_fc_admin_mq_ops, BLK_MQ_F_NO_SCHED,
+			struct_size((struct nvme_fcp_op_w_sgl *)NULL, priv,
+				    ctrl->lport->ops->fcprqst_priv_sz));
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free_queues;
-	ctrl->ctrl.admin_tagset = &ctrl->admin_tag_set;
-
-	ctrl->ctrl.fabrics_q = blk_mq_init_queue(&ctrl->admin_tag_set);
-	if (IS_ERR(ctrl->ctrl.fabrics_q)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(ctrl->ctrl.fabrics_q);
-		goto out_free_admin_tag_set;
-	}
-
-	ctrl->ctrl.admin_q = blk_mq_init_queue(&ctrl->admin_tag_set);
-	if (IS_ERR(ctrl->ctrl.admin_q)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(ctrl->ctrl.admin_q);
-		goto out_cleanup_fabrics_q;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Would have been nice to init io queues tag set as well.
@@ -3569,7 +3524,7 @@ nvme_fc_init_ctrl(struct device *dev, struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
 
 	ret = nvme_init_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl, dev, &nvme_fc_ctrl_ops, 0);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_cleanup_admin_q;
+		goto out_cleanup_tagset;
 
 	/* at this point, teardown path changes to ref counting on nvme ctrl */
 
@@ -3624,12 +3579,8 @@ fail_ctrl:
 
 	return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 
-out_cleanup_admin_q:
-	blk_mq_destroy_queue(ctrl->ctrl.admin_q);
-out_cleanup_fabrics_q:
-	blk_mq_destroy_queue(ctrl->ctrl.fabrics_q);
-out_free_admin_tag_set:
-	blk_mq_free_tag_set(&ctrl->admin_tag_set);
+out_cleanup_tagset:
+	nvme_remove_admin_tag_set(&ctrl->ctrl);
 out_free_queues:
 	kfree(ctrl->queues);
 out_free_ida: