nvme_fc_create_io_queues(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
        struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts = ctrl->ctrl.opts;
+       unsigned int nr_io_queues;
        int ret;
 
-       ret = nvme_set_queue_count(&ctrl->ctrl, &opts->nr_io_queues);
+       nr_io_queues = min(min(opts->nr_io_queues, num_online_cpus()),
+                               ctrl->lport->ops->max_hw_queues);
+       ret = nvme_set_queue_count(&ctrl->ctrl, &nr_io_queues);
        if (ret) {
                dev_info(ctrl->ctrl.device,
                        "set_queue_count failed: %d\n", ret);
                return ret;
        }
 
-       ctrl->ctrl.queue_count = opts->nr_io_queues + 1;
-       if (!opts->nr_io_queues)
+       ctrl->ctrl.queue_count = nr_io_queues + 1;
+       if (!nr_io_queues)
                return 0;
 
        nvme_fc_init_io_queues(ctrl);
 nvme_fc_reinit_io_queues(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
        struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts = ctrl->ctrl.opts;
+       unsigned int nr_io_queues;
        int ret;
 
-       ret = nvme_set_queue_count(&ctrl->ctrl, &opts->nr_io_queues);
+       nr_io_queues = min(min(opts->nr_io_queues, num_online_cpus()),
+                               ctrl->lport->ops->max_hw_queues);
+       ret = nvme_set_queue_count(&ctrl->ctrl, &nr_io_queues);
        if (ret) {
                dev_info(ctrl->ctrl.device,
                        "set_queue_count failed: %d\n", ret);
                return ret;
        }
 
+       ctrl->ctrl.queue_count = nr_io_queues + 1;
        /* check for io queues existing */
        if (ctrl->ctrl.queue_count == 1)
                return 0;
        ctrl->ctrl.queue_count = min_t(unsigned int,
                                opts->nr_io_queues,
                                lport->ops->max_hw_queues);
-       opts->nr_io_queues = ctrl->ctrl.queue_count;    /* so opts has valid value */
        ctrl->ctrl.queue_count++;       /* +1 for admin queue */
 
        ctrl->ctrl.sqsize = opts->queue_size - 1;