diff --git a/hw/block/nvme.c b/hw/block/nvme.c
index b9313fdc47..de52487aaf 100644
--- a/hw/block/nvme.c
+++ b/hw/block/nvme.c
@@ -3038,7 +3038,6 @@ static void nvme_init_ctrl(NvmeCtrl *n, PCIDevice *pci_dev)
     id->psd[0].enlat = cpu_to_le32(0x10);
     id->psd[0].exlat = cpu_to_le32(0x4);
 
-    n->bar.cap = 0;
     NVME_CAP_SET_MQES(n->bar.cap, 0x7ff);
     NVME_CAP_SET_CQR(n->bar.cap, 1);
     NVME_CAP_SET_TO(n->bar.cap, 0xf);