Index: sys/dev/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ sys/dev/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -405,13 +405,13 @@
 	int err;
 
 	TSENTER();
-	nvme_ctrlr_disable_qpairs(ctrlr);
 
-	pause("nvmehwreset", hz / 10);
+	nvme_ctrlr_disable_qpairs(ctrlr);
 
 	err = nvme_ctrlr_disable(ctrlr);
 	if (err != 0)
 		return err;
+
 	err = nvme_ctrlr_enable(ctrlr);
 	TSEXIT();
 	return (err);