diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index e62369d3eae3..f2d0ce0f4d38 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -668,6 +668,10 @@ void nvme_mpath_add_disk(struct nvme_ns *ns, struct nvme_id_ns *id)
 		if (desc.state) {
 			/* found the group desc: update */
 			nvme_update_ns_ana_state(&desc, ns);
+		} else {
+			/* group desc not found: trigger a re-read */
+			set_bit(NVME_NS_ANA_PENDING, &ns->flags);
+			queue_work(nvme_wq, &ns->ctrl->ana_work);
 		}
 	} else {
 		ns->ana_state = NVME_ANA_OPTIMIZED;