diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 1ea85c88d7951..a2862a56fadc4 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -2487,6 +2487,20 @@ static const struct nvme_core_quirk_entry core_quirks[] = {
 		.vid = 0x1e0f,
 		.mn = "KCD6XVUL6T40",
 		.quirks = NVME_QUIRK_NO_APST,
+	},
+	{
+		/*
+		 * The external Samsung X5 SSD fails initialization without a
+		 * delay before checking if it is ready and has a whole set of
+		 * other problems.  To make this even more interesting, it
+		 * shares the PCI ID with internal Samsung 970 Evo Plus that
+		 * does not need or want these quirks.
+		 */
+		.vid = 0x144d,
+		.mn = "Samsung Portable SSD X5",
+		.quirks = NVME_QUIRK_DELAY_BEFORE_CHK_RDY |
+			  NVME_QUIRK_NO_DEEPEST_PS |
+			  NVME_QUIRK_IGNORE_DEV_SUBNQN,
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 17aeb7d5c4852..ddea0fb90c288 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -3475,10 +3475,6 @@ static const struct pci_device_id nvme_id_table[] = {
 				NVME_QUIRK_128_BYTES_SQES |
 				NVME_QUIRK_SHARED_TAGS |
 				NVME_QUIRK_SKIP_CID_GEN },
-	{ PCI_DEVICE(0x144d, 0xa808),   /* Samsung X5 */
-		.driver_data =  NVME_QUIRK_DELAY_BEFORE_CHK_RDY|
-				NVME_QUIRK_NO_DEEPEST_PS |
-				NVME_QUIRK_IGNORE_DEV_SUBNQN, },
 	{ PCI_DEVICE_CLASS(PCI_CLASS_STORAGE_EXPRESS, 0xffffff) },
 	{ 0, }
 };