diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 66b0b6e11002..f94b05c585cb 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -4895,6 +4895,8 @@ int nvme_alloc_io_tag_set(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct blk_mq_tag_set *set,
 			ret = PTR_ERR(ctrl->connect_q);
 			goto out_free_tag_set;
 		}
+		blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_SKIP_TAGSET_QUIESCE,
+				   ctrl->connect_q);
 	}
 
 	ctrl->tagset = set;
@@ -5096,20 +5098,6 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_init_ctrl);
 
-static void nvme_start_ns_queue(struct nvme_ns *ns)
-{
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(NVME_NS_STOPPED, &ns->flags))
-		blk_mq_unquiesce_queue(ns->queue);
-}
-
-static void nvme_stop_ns_queue(struct nvme_ns *ns)
-{
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(NVME_NS_STOPPED, &ns->flags))
-		blk_mq_quiesce_queue(ns->queue);
-	else
-		blk_mq_wait_quiesce_done(ns->queue->tag_set);
-}
-
 /* let I/O to all namespaces fail in preparation for surprise removal */
 void nvme_mark_namespaces_dead(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
@@ -5172,23 +5160,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_start_freeze);
 
 void nvme_stop_queues(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
-	struct nvme_ns *ns;
-
-	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)
-		nvme_stop_ns_queue(ns);
-	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(NVME_CTRL_STOPPED, &ctrl->flags))
+		blk_mq_quiesce_tagset(ctrl->tagset);
+	else
+		blk_mq_wait_quiesce_done(ctrl->tagset);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_stop_queues);
 
 void nvme_start_queues(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
-	struct nvme_ns *ns;
-
-	down_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
-	list_for_each_entry(ns, &ctrl->namespaces, list)
-		nvme_start_ns_queue(ns);
-	up_read(&ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(NVME_CTRL_STOPPED, &ctrl->flags))
+		blk_mq_unquiesce_tagset(ctrl->tagset);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_start_queues);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index 1cd716800243..f9df10653f3c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ enum nvme_ctrl_flags {
 	NVME_CTRL_FAILFAST_EXPIRED	= 0,
 	NVME_CTRL_ADMIN_Q_STOPPED	= 1,
 	NVME_CTRL_STARTED_ONCE		= 2,
+	NVME_CTRL_STOPPED		= 3,
 };
 
 struct nvme_ctrl {
@@ -486,7 +487,6 @@ struct nvme_ns {
 #define NVME_NS_ANA_PENDING	2
 #define NVME_NS_FORCE_RO	3
 #define NVME_NS_READY		4
-#define NVME_NS_STOPPED		5
 
 	struct cdev		cdev;
 	struct device		cdev_device;