static void nvme_ns_remove(struct nvme_ns *ns)
 {
+       bool last_path = false;
+
        if (test_and_set_bit(NVME_NS_REMOVING, &ns->flags))
                return;
 
 
        mutex_lock(&ns->ctrl->subsys->lock);
        list_del_rcu(&ns->siblings);
-       if (list_empty(&ns->head->list))
-               list_del_init(&ns->head->entry);
        mutex_unlock(&ns->ctrl->subsys->lock);
 
        synchronize_rcu(); /* guarantee not available in head->list */
        list_del_init(&ns->list);
        up_write(&ns->ctrl->namespaces_rwsem);
 
-       nvme_mpath_check_last_path(ns);
+       /* Synchronize with nvme_init_ns_head() */
+       mutex_lock(&ns->head->subsys->lock);
+       if (list_empty(&ns->head->list)) {
+               list_del_init(&ns->head->entry);
+               last_path = true;
+       }
+       mutex_unlock(&ns->head->subsys->lock);
+       if (last_path)
+               nvme_mpath_shutdown_disk(ns->head);
        nvme_put_ns(ns);
 }
 
 
 #endif
 }
 
-void nvme_mpath_remove_disk(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
+void nvme_mpath_shutdown_disk(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
 {
        if (!head->disk)
                return;
+       kblockd_schedule_work(&head->requeue_work);
        if (head->disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP) {
                nvme_cdev_del(&head->cdev, &head->cdev_device);
                del_gendisk(head->disk);
        }
+}
+
+void nvme_mpath_remove_disk(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
+{
+       if (!head->disk)
+               return;
        blk_set_queue_dying(head->disk->queue);
        /* make sure all pending bios are cleaned up */
        kblockd_schedule_work(&head->requeue_work);
 
 void nvme_mpath_stop(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
 bool nvme_mpath_clear_current_path(struct nvme_ns *ns);
 void nvme_mpath_clear_ctrl_paths(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
-
-static inline void nvme_mpath_check_last_path(struct nvme_ns *ns)
-{
-       struct nvme_ns_head *head = ns->head;
-
-       if (head->disk && list_empty(&head->list))
-               kblockd_schedule_work(&head->requeue_work);
-}
+void nvme_mpath_shutdown_disk(struct nvme_ns_head *head);
 
 static inline void nvme_trace_bio_complete(struct request *req)
 {
 static inline void nvme_mpath_clear_ctrl_paths(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
 }
-static inline void nvme_mpath_check_last_path(struct nvme_ns *ns)
+static inline void nvme_mpath_shutdown_disk(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
 {
 }
 static inline void nvme_trace_bio_complete(struct request *req)