diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
index f8cf40307..218e18d86 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
@@ -1164,6 +1164,8 @@ spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_identify_ctrlr(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_c
 		cdata->kas = 10;
 
 		cdata->rab = 6;
+		cdata->cmic.multi_port = 1;
+		cdata->cmic.multi_host = 1;
 		cdata->oaes.ns_attribute_notices = 1;
 		cdata->ctratt.host_id_exhid_supported = 1;
 		cdata->aerl = 0;