diff --git a/examples/nvme/perf/perf.c b/examples/nvme/perf/perf.c
index 40758b441..233d5d4b3 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/perf/perf.c
+++ b/examples/nvme/perf/perf.c
@@ -1387,8 +1387,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	if (g_controllers_found == 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "No NVMe controllers found.\n");
+	if (g_num_namespaces == 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "No NVMe controllers or AIO devices found.\n");
 		return 0;
 	}