diff --git a/test/ftl/config/fio/drive-prep.fio b/test/ftl/config/fio/drive-prep.fio
index f07b956c4..1a439f942 100644
--- a/test/ftl/config/fio/drive-prep.fio
+++ b/test/ftl/config/fio/drive-prep.fio
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [drive_prep]
-ioengine=spdk_bdev
-spdk_conf=${FTL_BDEV_CONF}
+ioengine=libaio
 filename=${FTL_BDEV_NAME}
 thread=1
 
diff --git a/test/ftl/config/fio/randr.fio b/test/ftl/config/fio/randr.fio
index d525d5ce2..5c431d1b1 100644
--- a/test/ftl/config/fio/randr.fio
+++ b/test/ftl/config/fio/randr.fio
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [global]
-ioengine=spdk_bdev
-spdk_conf=${FTL_BDEV_CONF}
+ioengine=libaio
 filename=${FTL_BDEV_NAME}
 direct=1
 thread=1
diff --git a/test/ftl/config/fio/randrw.fio b/test/ftl/config/fio/randrw.fio
index c6d0dc24e..29d06fcc9 100644
--- a/test/ftl/config/fio/randrw.fio
+++ b/test/ftl/config/fio/randrw.fio
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [global]
-ioengine=spdk_bdev
-spdk_conf=${FTL_BDEV_CONF}
+ioengine=libaio
 filename=${FTL_BDEV_NAME}
 direct=1
 thread=1
diff --git a/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify-depth128.fio b/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify-depth128.fio
index 0e4d56b40..d6db656a0 100644
--- a/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify-depth128.fio
+++ b/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify-depth128.fio
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [global]
-ioengine=spdk_bdev
-spdk_conf=${FTL_BDEV_CONF}
+ioengine=libaio
 filename=${FTL_BDEV_NAME}
 thread=1
 direct=1
diff --git a/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify-j2.fio b/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify-j2.fio
index 10ce74712..a963629c2 100644
--- a/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify-j2.fio
+++ b/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify-j2.fio
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [global]
-ioengine=spdk_bdev
-spdk_conf=${FTL_BDEV_CONF}
+ioengine=libaio
 filename=${FTL_BDEV_NAME}
 thread=1
 direct=1
diff --git a/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify-qd128-ext.fio b/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify-qd128-ext.fio
index 174dd9212..9be10ad2b 100644
--- a/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify-qd128-ext.fio
+++ b/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify-qd128-ext.fio
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [global]
-ioengine=spdk_bdev
-spdk_conf=${FTL_BDEV_CONF}
+ioengine=libaio
 filename=${FTL_BDEV_NAME}
 thread=1
 direct=1
diff --git a/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify.fio b/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify.fio
index cd58bc935..acf05e00d 100644
--- a/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify.fio
+++ b/test/ftl/config/fio/randw-verify.fio
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [global]
-ioengine=spdk_bdev
-spdk_conf=${FTL_BDEV_CONF}
+ioengine=libaio
 filename=${FTL_BDEV_NAME}
 thread=1
 direct=1
diff --git a/test/ftl/config/fio/randw.fio b/test/ftl/config/fio/randw.fio
index 6c1630206..3fedab847 100644
--- a/test/ftl/config/fio/randw.fio
+++ b/test/ftl/config/fio/randw.fio
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [global]
-ioengine=spdk_bdev
-spdk_conf=${FTL_BDEV_CONF}
+ioengine=libaio
 filename=${FTL_BDEV_NAME}
 direct=1
 thread=1
diff --git a/test/ftl/fio.sh b/test/ftl/fio.sh
index 244bafa5d..784e472e1 100755
--- a/test/ftl/fio.sh
+++ b/test/ftl/fio.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,23 @@
 testdir=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
 rootdir=$(readlink -f $testdir/../..)
 source $rootdir/test/common/autotest_common.sh
+source $testdir/common.sh
 
 declare -A suite
 suite['basic']='randw-verify randw-verify-j2 randw-verify-depth128'
 suite['extended']='drive-prep randw-verify-qd128-ext randw randr randrw'
 
+rpc_py=$rootdir/scripts/rpc.py
+ftl_bdev_conf=$testdir/config/ftl.conf
+gen_ftl_nvme_conf > $ftl_bdev_conf
+
+fio_kill() {
+	$rpc_py stop_nbd_disk /dev/nbd0
+	rmmod nbd || true
+	killprocess $svcpid
+	rm -f $ftl_bdev_conf
+}
+
 device=$1
 tests=${suite[$2]}
 uuid=$3
@@ -22,17 +34,31 @@ if [ -z "$tests" ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-export FTL_BDEV_CONF=$testdir/config/ftl.conf
-export FTL_BDEV_NAME=nvme0
+export FTL_BDEV_NAME=/dev/nbd0
+
+trap "fio_kill; exit 1" SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
+
+$rootdir/app/spdk_tgt/spdk_tgt -c $ftl_bdev_conf & svcpid=$!
+waitforlisten $svcpid
+
+$rpc_py bdev_nvme_attach_controller -b nvme0 -a $device -t pcie
+$rpc_py bdev_ocssd_create -c nvme0 -b nvme0n1
 
 if [ -z "$uuid" ]; then
-	$rootdir/scripts/gen_ftl.sh -a $device -n nvme0 > $FTL_BDEV_CONF
+	$rpc_py construct_ftl_bdev -b ftl0 -d nvme0n1
 else
-	$rootdir/scripts/gen_ftl.sh -a $device -n nvme0 -u $uuid > $FTL_BDEV_CONF
+	$rpc_py construct_ftl_bdev -b ftl0 -d nvme0n1 -u $uuid
 fi
 
+modprobe nbd
+$rpc_py start_nbd_disk ftl0 /dev/nbd0
+waitfornbd nbd0
+
 for test in ${tests}; do
 	timing_enter $test
 	fio_bdev $testdir/config/fio/$test.fio
 	timing_exit $test
 done
+
+trap - SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
+fio_kill