diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index a9dc4bf7f..7ee9e9500 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_default_ctrlr_opts(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_opts *opts, size_t
 		if (FIELD_OK(hostnqn)) {
 			spdk_uuid_fmt_lower(host_id_str, sizeof(host_id_str),
 					    &g_spdk_nvme_driver->default_extended_host_id);
-			snprintf(opts->hostnqn, sizeof(opts->hostnqn), "2014-08.org.nvmexpress:uuid:%s", host_id_str);
+			snprintf(opts->hostnqn, sizeof(opts->hostnqn),
+				 "nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress:uuid:%s", host_id_str);
 		}
 
 		if (FIELD_OK(extended_host_id)) {
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c
index c43a016a5..986a84e1f 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ test_ctrlr_get_default_ctrlr_opts(void)
 		CU_ASSERT(opts.host_id[i] == 0);
 	}
 	CU_ASSERT_STRING_EQUAL(opts.hostnqn,
-			       "2014-08.org.nvmexpress:uuid:e53e9258-c93b-48b5-be1a-f025af6d232a");
+			       "nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress:uuid:e53e9258-c93b-48b5-be1a-f025af6d232a");
 	CU_ASSERT(memcmp(opts.extended_host_id, &g_spdk_nvme_driver->default_extended_host_id,
 			 sizeof(opts.extended_host_id)) == 0);
 	CU_ASSERT(strlen(opts.src_addr) == 0);