diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index 6d97058cde7a..48e7a8906d01 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -421,6 +421,9 @@ static bool nvme_available_path(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns;
 
+	if (!test_bit(NVME_NSHEAD_DISK_LIVE, &head->flags))
+		return NULL;
+
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ns, &head->list, siblings) {
 		if (test_bit(NVME_CTRL_FAILFAST_EXPIRED, &ns->ctrl->flags))
 			continue;
@@ -969,11 +972,16 @@ void nvme_mpath_shutdown_disk(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
 {
 	if (!head->disk)
 		return;
-	kblockd_schedule_work(&head->requeue_work);
-	if (test_bit(NVME_NSHEAD_DISK_LIVE, &head->flags)) {
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(NVME_NSHEAD_DISK_LIVE, &head->flags)) {
 		nvme_cdev_del(&head->cdev, &head->cdev_device);
 		del_gendisk(head->disk);
 	}
+	/*
+	 * requeue I/O after NVME_NSHEAD_DISK_LIVE has been cleared
+	 * to allow multipath to fail all I/O.
+	 */
+	synchronize_srcu(&head->srcu);
+	kblockd_schedule_work(&head->requeue_work);
 }
 
 void nvme_mpath_remove_disk(struct nvme_ns_head *head)