diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 86c6862e71a1..906cab35afe7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -2486,6 +2486,7 @@ __nvme_fc_abort_outstanding_ios(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, bool start_queues)
 	 */
 	if (ctrl->ctrl.queue_count > 1) {
 		nvme_stop_queues(&ctrl->ctrl);
+		nvme_sync_io_queues(&ctrl->ctrl);
 		blk_mq_tagset_busy_iter(&ctrl->tag_set,
 				nvme_fc_terminate_exchange, &ctrl->ctrl);
 		blk_mq_tagset_wait_completed_request(&ctrl->tag_set);
@@ -2509,6 +2510,7 @@ __nvme_fc_abort_outstanding_ios(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, bool start_queues)
 	 * clean up the admin queue. Same thing as above.
 	 */
 	blk_mq_quiesce_queue(ctrl->ctrl.admin_q);
+	blk_sync_queue(ctrl->ctrl.admin_q);
 	blk_mq_tagset_busy_iter(&ctrl->admin_tag_set,
 				nvme_fc_terminate_exchange, &ctrl->ctrl);
 	blk_mq_tagset_wait_completed_request(&ctrl->admin_tag_set);