diff --git a/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.h b/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.h
index 746b273f8..dfa4d98a1 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.h
+++ b/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 #include "spdk/nvme.h"
 
-#define NVME_MAX_CONTROLLERS 16
+#define NVME_MAX_CONTROLLERS 1024
 
 int spdk_bdev_nvme_create(struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid,
 			  const char *base_name,