diff --git a/test/nvmf/common.sh b/test/nvmf/common.sh
index 12be90463..69405be9b 100755
--- a/test/nvmf/common.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/common.sh
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ function check_ip_is_soft_roce()
 	IP=$1
 	if hash rxe_cfg; then
 		dev=$(ip -4 -o addr show | grep $IP | cut -d" " -f2)
-		if rxe_cfg | grep $dev; then
-			return 0
-		else
+		if [ -z $(rxe_cfg | grep $dev | awk '{print $4}') ]; then
 			return 1
+		else
+			return 0
 		fi
 	else
 		return 1