diff --git a/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.c b/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.c
index 5974159d3..8485e7d5d 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ attach_cb(void *cb_ctx, const struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid,
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		name = spdk_sprintf_alloc("HotInsertNvme%d", g_hot_insert_nvme_controller_index);
+		name = spdk_sprintf_alloc("HotInsertNvme%d", g_hot_insert_nvme_controller_index++);
 	}
 	if (!name) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Failed to assign name to NVMe device\n");