diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 394fd16..930042fa 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -968,7 +968,8 @@
 	if (head == nvmeq->cq_head && phase == nvmeq->cq_phase)
 		return;
 
-	writel(head, nvmeq->q_db + nvmeq->dev->db_stride);
+	if (likely(nvmeq->cq_vector >= 0))
+		writel(head, nvmeq->q_db + nvmeq->dev->db_stride);
 	nvmeq->cq_head = head;
 	nvmeq->cq_phase = phase;
 
@@ -2787,6 +2788,10 @@
 {
 	struct nvme_delq_ctx *dq = nvmeq->cmdinfo.ctx;
 	nvme_put_dq(dq);
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&nvmeq->q_lock);
+	nvme_process_cq(nvmeq);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&nvmeq->q_lock);
 }
 
 static int adapter_async_del_queue(struct nvme_queue *nvmeq, u8 opcode,