diff --git a/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/event_nvmf.h b/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/event_nvmf.h
index 54d7f27a2..4f6b4360e 100644
--- a/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/event_nvmf.h
+++ b/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/event_nvmf.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include "spdk_internal/log.h"
 
 #define ACCEPT_TIMEOUT_US	10000 /* 10ms */
-#define DEFAULT_CONN_SCHED CONNECT_SCHED_ROUND_ROBIN
+#define DEFAULT_CONN_SCHED CONNECT_SCHED_TRANSPORT_OPTIMAL_GROUP
 
 enum spdk_nvmf_connect_sched {
 	CONNECT_SCHED_ROUND_ROBIN = 0,