diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c
index f5eea59f6..93c7423dc 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_identify_ns(struct spdk_nvmf_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_ns_da
 	nsdata->flbas.format = 0;
 	nsdata->lbaf[0].lbads = spdk_u32log2(spdk_bdev_get_block_size(bdev));
 	nsdata->noiob = spdk_bdev_get_optimal_io_boundary(bdev);
+	nsdata->nmic.can_share = 1;
 
 	SPDK_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(nsdata->nguid) == sizeof(ns->opts.nguid), "size mismatch");
 	memcpy(nsdata->nguid, ns->opts.nguid, sizeof(nsdata->nguid));