diff --git a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
index 4dc858b43c92..ef432786213b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 #define NVME_MINORS		(1U << MINORBITS)
 #define NVME_Q_DEPTH		1024
-#define NVME_AQ_DEPTH		64
+#define NVME_AQ_DEPTH		256
 #define SQ_SIZE(depth)		(depth * sizeof(struct nvme_command))
 #define CQ_SIZE(depth)		(depth * sizeof(struct nvme_completion))
 #define ADMIN_TIMEOUT		(admin_timeout * HZ)