diff --git a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
index 658584d417..a558f5cb29 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
@@ -6190,10 +6190,15 @@ static void nvme_ctrl_reset(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeResetType rst)
 
     if (pci_is_vf(pci_dev)) {
         sctrl = nvme_sctrl(n);
+
         stl_le_p(&n->bar.csts, sctrl->scs ? 0 : NVME_CSTS_FAILED);
     } else {
         stl_le_p(&n->bar.csts, 0);
     }
+
+    stl_le_p(&n->bar.intms, 0);
+    stl_le_p(&n->bar.intmc, 0);
+    stl_le_p(&n->bar.cc, 0);
 }
 
 static void nvme_ctrl_shutdown(NvmeCtrl *n)
@@ -6405,20 +6410,21 @@ static void nvme_write_bar(NvmeCtrl *n, hwaddr offset, uint64_t data,
         nvme_irq_check(n);
         break;
     case NVME_REG_CC:
+        stl_le_p(&n->bar.cc, data);
+
         trace_pci_nvme_mmio_cfg(data & 0xffffffff);
 
-        /* Windows first sends data, then sends enable bit */
-        if (!NVME_CC_EN(data) && !NVME_CC_EN(cc) &&
-            !NVME_CC_SHN(data) && !NVME_CC_SHN(cc))
-        {
-            cc = data;
+        if (NVME_CC_SHN(data) && !(NVME_CC_SHN(cc))) {
+            trace_pci_nvme_mmio_shutdown_set();
+            nvme_ctrl_shutdown(n);
+            csts &= ~(CSTS_SHST_MASK << CSTS_SHST_SHIFT);
+            csts |= NVME_CSTS_SHST_COMPLETE;
+        } else if (!NVME_CC_SHN(data) && NVME_CC_SHN(cc)) {
+            trace_pci_nvme_mmio_shutdown_cleared();
+            csts &= ~(CSTS_SHST_MASK << CSTS_SHST_SHIFT);
         }
 
         if (NVME_CC_EN(data) && !NVME_CC_EN(cc)) {
-            cc = data;
-
-            /* flush CC since nvme_start_ctrl() needs the value */
-            stl_le_p(&n->bar.cc, cc);
             if (unlikely(nvme_start_ctrl(n))) {
                 trace_pci_nvme_err_startfail();
                 csts = NVME_CSTS_FAILED;
@@ -6429,22 +6435,10 @@ static void nvme_write_bar(NvmeCtrl *n, hwaddr offset, uint64_t data,
         } else if (!NVME_CC_EN(data) && NVME_CC_EN(cc)) {
             trace_pci_nvme_mmio_stopped();
             nvme_ctrl_reset(n, NVME_RESET_CONTROLLER);
-            cc = 0;
-            csts &= ~NVME_CSTS_READY;
+
+            break;
         }
 
-        if (NVME_CC_SHN(data) && !(NVME_CC_SHN(cc))) {
-            trace_pci_nvme_mmio_shutdown_set();
-            nvme_ctrl_shutdown(n);
-            cc = data;
-            csts |= NVME_CSTS_SHST_COMPLETE;
-        } else if (!NVME_CC_SHN(data) && NVME_CC_SHN(cc)) {
-            trace_pci_nvme_mmio_shutdown_cleared();
-            csts &= ~NVME_CSTS_SHST_COMPLETE;
-            cc = data;
-        }
-
-        stl_le_p(&n->bar.cc, cc);
         stl_le_p(&n->bar.csts, csts);
 
         break;