diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
index 5f315e97c..1c5a0877c 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
@@ -642,8 +642,6 @@ struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr {
 	/** Array of namespaces indexed by nsid - 1 */
 	struct spdk_nvme_ns		*ns;
 
-	struct spdk_nvme_transport_id	trid;
-
 	uint32_t			num_ns;
 
 	bool				is_removed;
@@ -671,6 +669,8 @@ struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr {
 
 	/* Cold data (not accessed in normal I/O path) is after this point. */
 
+	struct spdk_nvme_transport_id	trid;
+
 	union spdk_nvme_cap_register	cap;
 	union spdk_nvme_vs_register	vs;
 
@@ -703,7 +703,6 @@ struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr {
 	/** guards access to the controller itself, including admin queues */
 	pthread_mutex_t			ctrlr_lock;
 
-
 	struct spdk_nvme_qpair		*adminq;
 
 	/** shadow doorbell buffer */