diff --git a/test/nvme/perf/common.sh b/test/nvme/perf/common.sh
index 8ecaffcb5..48dbd2b29 100755
--- a/test/nvme/perf/common.sh
+++ b/test/nvme/perf/common.sh
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ function run_nvme_fio(){
 
 function run_bdevperf(){
 	echo "** Running bdevperf test, this can take a while, depending on the run-time setting."
-	$BDEVPERF_DIR/bdevperf -c $BASE_DIR/bdev.conf -q $IODEPTH -o $BLK_SIZE -w $RW -M $MIX -t $RUNTIME
+	$BDEVPERF_DIR/bdevperf -c $BASE_DIR/bdev.conf -q $IODEPTH -o $BLK_SIZE -w $RW -M $MIX -t $RUNTIME -m "[$CPUS_ALLOWED]"
 	sleep 1
 }