diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_nvme.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_nvme.c
index a18413a5036..67153b4cd00 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_nvme.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_nvme.c
@@ -3312,8 +3312,6 @@ pci_nvme_init(struct pci_devinst *pi, nvlist_t *nvl)
 
 	pci_nvme_reset(sc);
 
-	pci_lintr_request(pi);
-
 done:
 	return (error);
 }