diff --git a/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/conf.c b/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/conf.c
index d2c1b7230..57b6d0922 100644
--- a/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/conf.c
+++ b/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/conf.c
@@ -584,12 +584,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_parse_transport(struct spdk_nvmf_parse_transport_ctx *ctx)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (spdk_nvme_transport_id_parse_trtype(&trtype, type)) {
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("Invalid transport type '%s'\n", type);
-		ctx->cb_fn(-1);
-		free(ctx);
-		return;
-	}
+	spdk_nvme_transport_id_parse_trtype(&trtype, type);
 
 	if (spdk_nvmf_tgt_get_transport(g_spdk_nvmf_tgt, type)) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Duplicate transport type '%s'\n", type);