diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c
index c44a54fef..5d1fac958 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c
@@ -697,6 +697,7 @@ nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_nvme_passthru_io(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_bdev_desc *
 		}
 		req->rsp->nvme_cpl.status.sct = SPDK_NVME_SCT_GENERIC;
 		req->rsp->nvme_cpl.status.sc = SPDK_NVME_SC_INVALID_OPCODE;
+		req->rsp->nvme_cpl.status.dnr = 1;
 		return SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE;
 	}
 
@@ -726,6 +727,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_nvme_passthru_admin(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_bde
 			req->rsp->nvme_cpl.status.sc = SPDK_NVME_SC_INTERNAL_DEVICE_ERROR;
 		}
 
+		req->rsp->nvme_cpl.status.dnr = 1;
 		return SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c/ctrlr_bdev_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c/ctrlr_bdev_ut.c
index 4dea1e827..98051b207 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c/ctrlr_bdev_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c/ctrlr_bdev_ut.c
@@ -846,6 +846,7 @@ test_nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_nvme_passthru(void)
 	CU_ASSERT(rc == SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE);
 	CU_ASSERT(rsp.nvme_cpl.status.sct == SPDK_NVME_SCT_GENERIC);
 	CU_ASSERT(rsp.nvme_cpl.status.sc == SPDK_NVME_SC_INVALID_OPCODE);
+	CU_ASSERT(rsp.nvme_cpl.status.dnr == 1);
 
 	/* NVME_IO no channel - queue IO */
 	memset(&rsp, 0, sizeof(rsp));
@@ -881,6 +882,7 @@ test_nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_nvme_passthru(void)
 	CU_ASSERT(rc == SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE);
 	CU_ASSERT(rsp.nvme_cpl.status.sct == SPDK_NVME_SCT_GENERIC);
 	CU_ASSERT(rsp.nvme_cpl.status.sc == SPDK_NVME_SC_INVALID_OPCODE);
+	CU_ASSERT(rsp.nvme_cpl.status.dnr == 1);
 
 	/* NVME_ADMIN no channel - queue IO */
 	memset(&rsp, 0, sizeof(rsp));