diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c index f28df233dfcd0..2b492ad55f0e4 100644 --- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c +++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c @@ -787,7 +787,8 @@ static void nvmet_start_ctrl(struct nvmet_ctrl *ctrl) * in case a host died before it enabled the controller. Hence, simply * reset the keep alive timer when the controller is enabled. */ - mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &ctrl->ka_work, ctrl->kato * HZ); + if (ctrl->kato) + mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &ctrl->ka_work, ctrl->kato * HZ); } static void nvmet_clear_ctrl(struct nvmet_ctrl *ctrl)