diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
index 0cacb667a88b9..adc9129972116 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ static int qla_nvme_alloc_queue(struct nvme_fc_local_port *lport,
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha;
 	struct qla_qpair *qpair;
 
-	if (!qidx)
-		qidx++;
+	/* Map admin queue and 1st IO queue to index 0 */
+	if (qidx)
+		qidx--;
 
 	vha = (struct scsi_qla_host *)lport->private;
 	ha = vha->hw;