diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
index 8658e9c08534..5d50f731c326 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
@@ -1411,6 +1411,7 @@ u16 nvmet_alloc_ctrl(const char *subsysnqn, const char *hostnqn,
 
 	kref_init(&ctrl->ref);
 	ctrl->subsys = subsys;
+	ctrl->pi_support = ctrl->port->pi_enable && ctrl->subsys->pi_support;
 	nvmet_init_cap(ctrl);
 	WRITE_ONCE(ctrl->aen_enabled, NVMET_AEN_CFG_OPTIONAL);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
index 4d014c5d0b6a..08e9c6b6f551 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
@@ -252,8 +252,6 @@ static void nvmet_execute_admin_connect(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	if (status)
 		goto out;
 
-	ctrl->pi_support = ctrl->port->pi_enable && ctrl->subsys->pi_support;
-
 	uuid_copy(&ctrl->hostid, &d->hostid);
 
 	ret = nvmet_setup_auth(ctrl);