diff --git a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
index cd8a8bc711cc123657b839928366de631366cd20..b821558888452677e8a1772ec38a4d5a38f5741c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
@@ -2912,6 +2912,7 @@ static void __exit nvme_exit(void)
 	unregister_blkdev(nvme_major, "nvme");
 	destroy_workqueue(nvme_workq);
 	BUG_ON(nvme_thread && !IS_ERR(nvme_thread));
+	_nvme_check_size();
 }
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Matthew Wilcox <willy@linux.intel.com>");