diff --git a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_mdns_client.c b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_mdns_client.c
index 2616f62af..c9d323ffe 100644
--- a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_mdns_client.c
+++ b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_mdns_client.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ start_mdns_discovery_poller(void *arg)
 
 	assert(arg);
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&g_mdns_discovery_ctxs, ctx, tailq);
-	ctx->poller = SPDK_POLLER_REGISTER(bdev_nvme_avahi_iterate, ctx, 1000 * 1000);
+	ctx->poller = SPDK_POLLER_REGISTER(bdev_nvme_avahi_iterate, ctx, 100 * 1000);
 }
 
 int