diff --git a/test/nvmf/common.sh b/test/nvmf/common.sh
index 1b83499e9..dce10a478 100644
--- a/test/nvmf/common.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/common.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,16 @@ function detect_nics_and_probe_drivers() {
 		shift 2
 		# Iterate through the remaining arguments.
 		for i; do
-			modprobe "$i"
+			if [[ $i == irdma ]]; then
+				# Our tests don't play well with iWARP protocol. Make sure we use RoCEv2 instead.
+				if [[ -e /sys/module/irdma/parameters/roce_ena ]]; then
+					# reload the module to re-init the rdma devices
+					(($(< /sys/module/irdma/parameters/roce_ena) != 1)) && modprobe -r irdma
+				fi
+				modprobe "$i" roce_ena=1
+			else
+				modprobe "$i"
+			fi
 		done
 	fi
 }