diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index f3a01b79148cb..21783aa2ee8e1 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -2245,25 +2245,8 @@ int nvme_enable_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	else
 		ctrl->ctrl_config = NVME_CC_CSS_NVM;
 
-	if (ctrl->cap & NVME_CAP_CRMS_CRWMS) {
-		u32 crto;
-
-		ret = ctrl->ops->reg_read32(ctrl, NVME_REG_CRTO, &crto);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(ctrl->device, "Reading CRTO failed (%d)\n",
-				ret);
-			return ret;
-		}
-
-		if (ctrl->cap & NVME_CAP_CRMS_CRIMS) {
-			ctrl->ctrl_config |= NVME_CC_CRIME;
-			timeout = NVME_CRTO_CRIMT(crto);
-		} else {
-			timeout = NVME_CRTO_CRWMT(crto);
-		}
-	} else {
-		timeout = NVME_CAP_TIMEOUT(ctrl->cap);
-	}
+	if (ctrl->cap & NVME_CAP_CRMS_CRWMS && ctrl->cap & NVME_CAP_CRMS_CRIMS)
+		ctrl->ctrl_config |= NVME_CC_CRIME;
 
 	ctrl->ctrl_config |= (NVME_CTRL_PAGE_SHIFT - 12) << NVME_CC_MPS_SHIFT;
 	ctrl->ctrl_config |= NVME_CC_AMS_RR | NVME_CC_SHN_NONE;
@@ -2277,6 +2260,39 @@ int nvme_enable_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* CAP value may change after initial CC write */
+	ret = ctrl->ops->reg_read64(ctrl, NVME_REG_CAP, &ctrl->cap);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	timeout = NVME_CAP_TIMEOUT(ctrl->cap);
+	if (ctrl->cap & NVME_CAP_CRMS_CRWMS) {
+		u32 crto, ready_timeout;
+
+		ret = ctrl->ops->reg_read32(ctrl, NVME_REG_CRTO, &crto);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(ctrl->device, "Reading CRTO failed (%d)\n",
+				ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * CRTO should always be greater or equal to CAP.TO, but some
+		 * devices are known to get this wrong. Use the larger of the
+		 * two values.
+		 */
+		if (ctrl->ctrl_config & NVME_CC_CRIME)
+			ready_timeout = NVME_CRTO_CRIMT(crto);
+		else
+			ready_timeout = NVME_CRTO_CRWMT(crto);
+
+		if (ready_timeout < timeout)
+			dev_warn_once(ctrl->device, "bad crto:%x cap:%llx\n",
+				      crto, ctrl->cap);
+		else
+			timeout = ready_timeout;
+	}
+
 	ctrl->ctrl_config |= NVME_CC_ENABLE;
 	ret = ctrl->ops->reg_write32(ctrl, NVME_REG_CC, ctrl->ctrl_config);
 	if (ret)