diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index f3575a36f..7dcf9b11e 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ nvme_ctrlr_remove_process(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr,
 
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&ctrlr->active_procs, proc, tailq);
 
-	if (!proc->is_primary && ctrlr->trid.trtype == SPDK_NVME_TRANSPORT_PCIE) {
+	if (ctrlr->trid.trtype == SPDK_NVME_TRANSPORT_PCIE) {
 		spdk_pci_device_detach(proc->devhandle);
 	}