diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index 967655d54..6a85745bf 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -1617,10 +1617,10 @@ nvme_ctrlr_identify_ns_async_done(void *arg, const struct spdk_nvme_cpl *cpl)
 	if (spdk_nvme_cpl_is_error(cpl)) {
 		nvme_ctrlr_set_state(ctrlr, NVME_CTRLR_STATE_ERROR, NVME_TIMEOUT_INFINITE);
 		return;
-	} else {
-		nvme_ns_set_identify_data(ns);
 	}
 
+	nvme_ns_set_identify_data(ns);
+
 	/* move on to the next active NS */
 	nsid = spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_next_active_ns(ctrlr, ns->id);
 	ns = spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_ns(ctrlr, nsid);