if (result)
                goto out;
 
-       /*
-        * Keep the controller around but remove all namespaces if we don't have
-        * any working I/O queue.
-        */
-       if (dev->online_queues < 2) {
-               dev_warn(dev->ctrl.device, "IO queues not created\n");
-               nvme_kill_queues(&dev->ctrl);
-               nvme_remove_namespaces(&dev->ctrl);
-               nvme_free_tagset(dev);
+       if (dev->ctrl.tagset) {
+               /*
+                * This is a controller reset and we already have a tagset.
+                * Freeze and update the number of I/O queues as thos might have
+                * changed.  If there are no I/O queues left after this reset,
+                * keep the controller around but remove all namespaces.
+                */
+               if (dev->online_queues > 1) {
+                       nvme_start_queues(&dev->ctrl);
+                       nvme_wait_freeze(&dev->ctrl);
+                       nvme_pci_update_nr_queues(dev);
+                       nvme_dbbuf_set(dev);
+                       nvme_unfreeze(&dev->ctrl);
+               } else {
+                       dev_warn(dev->ctrl.device, "IO queues lost\n");
+                       nvme_kill_queues(&dev->ctrl);
+                       nvme_remove_namespaces(&dev->ctrl);
+                       nvme_free_tagset(dev);
+               }
        } else {
-               nvme_start_queues(&dev->ctrl);
-               nvme_wait_freeze(&dev->ctrl);
-               if (!dev->ctrl.tagset)
+               /*
+                * First probe.  Still allow the controller to show up even if
+                * there are no namespaces.
+                */
+               if (dev->online_queues > 1) {
                        nvme_pci_alloc_tag_set(dev);
-               else
-                       nvme_pci_update_nr_queues(dev);
-               nvme_dbbuf_set(dev);
-               nvme_unfreeze(&dev->ctrl);
+                       nvme_dbbuf_set(dev);
+               } else {
+                       dev_warn(dev->ctrl.device, "IO queues not created\n");
+               }
        }
 
        /*