diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
index ce2945b1c..5c9966ef6 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@ nvme_pcie_qpair_build_hw_sgl_request(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, struct nvme_
 	req->payload.u.sgl.reset_sgl_fn(req->payload.u.sgl.cb_arg, req->payload_offset);
 
 	sgl = tr->u.sgl;
-	req->cmd.psdt = SPDK_NVME_PSDT_SGL_MPTR_SGL;
+	req->cmd.psdt = SPDK_NVME_PSDT_SGL_MPTR_CONTIG;
 	req->cmd.dptr.sgl1.unkeyed.subtype = 0;
 
 	remaining_transfer_len = req->payload_size;