diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
index a1725c154..2e16bc353 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
@@ -4132,6 +4132,7 @@ void
 spdk_nvmf_request_exec(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair = req->qpair;
+	struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport = qpair->transport;
 	enum spdk_nvmf_request_exec_status status;
 
 	if (!spdk_nvmf_using_zcopy(req->zcopy_phase)) {
@@ -4147,7 +4148,8 @@ spdk_nvmf_request_exec(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
 	/* Place the request on the outstanding list so we can keep track of it */
 	nvmf_add_to_outstanding_queue(req);
 
-	if (spdk_unlikely(req->cmd->nvmf_cmd.opcode == SPDK_NVME_OPC_FABRIC)) {
+	if (spdk_unlikely((req->cmd->nvmf_cmd.opcode == SPDK_NVME_OPC_FABRIC) &&
+			  spdk_nvme_trtype_is_fabrics(transport->ops->type))) {
 		status = nvmf_ctrlr_process_fabrics_cmd(req);
 	} else if (spdk_unlikely(nvmf_qpair_is_admin_queue(qpair))) {
 		status = nvmf_ctrlr_process_admin_cmd(req);