diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index d4be525f8100..53ef028596c6 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -3063,7 +3063,8 @@ static int nvme_init_non_mdts_limits(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	else
 		ctrl->max_zeroes_sectors = 0;
 
-	if (nvme_ctrl_limited_cns(ctrl))
+	if (ctrl->subsys->subtype != NVME_NQN_NVME ||
+	    nvme_ctrl_limited_cns(ctrl))
 		return 0;
 
 	id = kzalloc(sizeof(*id), GFP_KERNEL);