diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
index 06c93c6bd..e1e1b58bc 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
@@ -955,7 +955,6 @@ spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_identify_ctrlr(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_c
 	if (subsystem->subtype == SPDK_NVMF_SUBTYPE_NVME) {
 		spdk_strcpy_pad(cdata->mn, MODEL_NUMBER, sizeof(cdata->mn), ' ');
 		spdk_strcpy_pad(cdata->sn, spdk_nvmf_subsystem_get_sn(subsystem), sizeof(cdata->sn), ' ');
-		cdata->aerl = 0;
 		cdata->kas = 10;
 
 		cdata->rab = 6;