diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme.c b/lib/nvme/nvme.c
index ce2da9618..214c306ce 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme.c
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ spdk_nvme_probe_internal(struct spdk_nvme_probe_ctx *probe_ctx,
 	int rc;
 	struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, *ctrlr_tmp;
 
+	spdk_nvme_trid_populate_transport(&probe_ctx->trid, probe_ctx->trid.trtype);
 	if (!spdk_nvme_transport_available_by_name(probe_ctx->trid.trstring)) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("NVMe trtype %u not available\n", probe_ctx->trid.trtype);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
index d57b78f97..958e6d5c8 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
@@ -828,7 +828,6 @@ struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *nvme_pcie_ctrlr_construct(const struct spdk_nvme_transpo
 
 	pctrlr->is_remapped = false;
 	pctrlr->ctrlr.is_removed = false;
-	spdk_nvme_trid_populate_transport(&pctrlr->ctrlr.trid, SPDK_NVME_TRANSPORT_PCIE);
 	pctrlr->devhandle = devhandle;
 	pctrlr->ctrlr.opts = *opts;
 	memcpy(&pctrlr->ctrlr.trid, trid, sizeof(pctrlr->ctrlr.trid));
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
index c502b8045..b19742bf7 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
@@ -1724,7 +1724,6 @@ struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *nvme_rdma_ctrlr_construct(const struct spdk_nvme_transpo
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	spdk_nvme_trid_populate_transport(&rctrlr->ctrlr.trid, SPDK_NVME_TRANSPORT_RDMA);
 	rctrlr->ctrlr.opts = *opts;
 	memcpy(&rctrlr->ctrlr.trid, trid, sizeof(rctrlr->ctrlr.trid));
 
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
index 2fbbca4b6..eb6cfc6e2 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
@@ -1625,7 +1625,6 @@ struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *nvme_tcp_ctrlr_construct(const struct spdk_nvme_transpor
 
 	tctrlr->ctrlr.opts = *opts;
 	tctrlr->ctrlr.trid = *trid;
-	spdk_nvme_trid_populate_transport(&tctrlr->ctrlr.trid, SPDK_NVME_TRANSPORT_TCP);
 
 	rc = nvme_ctrlr_construct(&tctrlr->ctrlr);
 	if (rc != 0) {