diff --git a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_ftl.c b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_ftl.c
index 9e5030b30..dbe6572b9 100644
--- a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_ftl.c
+++ b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_ftl.c
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ bdev_ftl_add_ctrlr(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, const struct spdk_nvme_transpo
 		ftl_ctrlr->ctrlr = ctrlr;
 		ftl_ctrlr->trid = *trid;
 		ftl_ctrlr->ref = 1;
+		ftl_ctrlr->ftl_managed = true;
 
 		ftl_ctrlr->name = spdk_sprintf_alloc("NVMe_%s", trid->traddr);
 		if (!ftl_ctrlr->name) {
diff --git a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
index 8aaae2662..6ceb541bf 100644
--- a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
+++ b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
@@ -2298,8 +2298,7 @@ bdev_nvme_config_json(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w)
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&g_bdev_nvme_mutex);
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(nvme_bdev_ctrlr, &g_nvme_bdev_ctrlrs, tailq) {
-
-		if (spdk_nvme_ctrlr_is_ocssd_supported(nvme_bdev_ctrlr->ctrlr)) {
+		if (nvme_bdev_ctrlr->ftl_managed) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/module/bdev/nvme/common.h b/module/bdev/nvme/common.h
index 4ea7f6ff7..2d5cef63f 100644
--- a/module/bdev/nvme/common.h
+++ b/module/bdev/nvme/common.h
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ struct nvme_bdev_ctrlr {
 
 	struct spdk_poller		*adminq_timer_poller;
 
+	/**
+	 * Temporary workaround to distinguish between controllers managed by
+	 * bdev_ocssd and those used by bdev_ftl.  Once bdev_ftl becomes a
+	 * virtual bdev and starts using bdevs instead of controllers, this flag
+	 * can be removed.
+	 */
+	bool				ftl_managed;
+
 	/** linked list pointer for device list */
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(nvme_bdev_ctrlr)	tailq;
 };