diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index e649e9437..334b005fb 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -1764,7 +1764,7 @@ union spdk_nvme_csts_register spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_csts(struct spdk_nvme_ctr
 	union spdk_nvme_csts_register csts;
 
 	if (nvme_ctrlr_get_csts(ctrlr, &csts)) {
-		csts.raw = 0;
+		csts.raw = 0xFFFFFFFFu;
 	}
 	return csts;
 }
@@ -1779,7 +1779,7 @@ union spdk_nvme_vs_register spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_vs(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *
 	union spdk_nvme_vs_register vs;
 
 	if (nvme_ctrlr_get_vs(ctrlr, &vs)) {
-		vs.raw = 0;
+		vs.raw = 0xFFFFFFFFu;
 	}
 	return vs;
 }