diff --git a/test/nvmf/host/bdevperf.sh b/test/nvmf/host/bdevperf.sh
index 546c7bcca..44b0c0e25 100755
--- a/test/nvmf/host/bdevperf.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/host/bdevperf.sh
@@ -13,17 +13,10 @@ rpc_py="$rootdir/scripts/rpc.py"
 nvmftestinit
 
 timing_enter bdevperf
-timing_enter start_nvmf_tgt
 
-$NVMF_APP -m 0xF &
-nvmfpid=$!
+nvmfappstart "-m 0xF"
 
-trap 'process_shm --id $NVMF_APP_SHM_ID; nvmftestfini; exit 1' SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
-
-waitforlisten $nvmfpid
 $rpc_py nvmf_create_transport $NVMF_TRANSPORT_OPTS -u 8192
-timing_exit start_nvmf_tgt
-
 $rpc_py bdev_malloc_create $MALLOC_BDEV_SIZE $MALLOC_BLOCK_SIZE -b Malloc0
 $rpc_py nvmf_create_subsystem nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1 -a -s SPDK00000000000001
 $rpc_py nvmf_subsystem_add_ns nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1 Malloc0