diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 9583a5f58a1d..00b2818dac31 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -1315,6 +1315,14 @@ static void nvme_configure_apst(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 			if (target)
 				table->entries[state] = target;
 
+			/*
+			 * Don't allow transitions to the deepest state
+			 * if it's quirked off.
+			 */
+			if (state == ctrl->npss &&
+			    (ctrl->quirks & NVME_QUIRK_NO_DEEPEST_PS))
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Is this state a useful non-operational state for
 			 * higher-power states to autonomously transition to?
@@ -1387,16 +1395,6 @@ struct nvme_core_quirk_entry {
 };
 
 static const struct nvme_core_quirk_entry core_quirks[] = {
-	/*
-	 * Seen on a Samsung "SM951 NVMe SAMSUNG 256GB": using APST causes
-	 * the controller to go out to lunch.  It dies when the watchdog
-	 * timer reads CSTS and gets 0xffffffff.
-	 */
-	{
-		.vid = 0x144d,
-		.fr = "BXW75D0Q",
-		.quirks = NVME_QUIRK_NO_APST,
-	},
 };
 
 /* match is null-terminated but idstr is space-padded. */
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index 2aa20e3e5675..ab2d6ec7eb5c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ enum nvme_quirks {
 	 * APST should not be used.
 	 */
 	NVME_QUIRK_NO_APST			= (1 << 4),
+
+	/*
+	 * The deepest sleep state should not be used.
+	 */
+	NVME_QUIRK_NO_DEEPEST_PS		= (1 << 5),
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 26a5fd05fe88..5d309535abbd 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/blk-mq-pci.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/dmi.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/genhd.h>
@@ -1943,10 +1944,31 @@ static int nvme_dev_map(struct nvme_dev *dev)
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
+static unsigned long check_dell_samsung_bug(struct pci_dev *pdev)
+{
+	if (pdev->vendor == 0x144d && pdev->device == 0xa802) {
+		/*
+		 * Several Samsung devices seem to drop off the PCIe bus
+		 * randomly when APST is on and uses the deepest sleep state.
+		 * This has been observed on a Samsung "SM951 NVMe SAMSUNG
+		 * 256GB", a "PM951 NVMe SAMSUNG 512GB", and a "Samsung SSD
+		 * 950 PRO 256GB", but it seems to be restricted to two Dell
+		 * laptops.
+		 */
+		if (dmi_match(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Dell Inc.") &&
+		    (dmi_match(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "XPS 15 9550") ||
+		     dmi_match(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "Precision 5510")))
+			return NVME_QUIRK_NO_DEEPEST_PS;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int nvme_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
 	int node, result = -ENOMEM;
 	struct nvme_dev *dev;
+	unsigned long quirks = id->driver_data;
 
 	node = dev_to_node(&pdev->dev);
 	if (node == NUMA_NO_NODE)
@@ -1978,8 +2000,10 @@ static int nvme_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	if (result)
 		goto put_pci;
 
+	quirks |= check_dell_samsung_bug(pdev);
+
 	result = nvme_init_ctrl(&dev->ctrl, &pdev->dev, &nvme_pci_ctrl_ops,
-			id->driver_data);
+			quirks);
 	if (result)
 		goto release_pools;