diff --git a/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c b/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c
index e80b17e03..80d999447 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_create_subsystem(const char *nqn,
 		subsystem->ops = &spdk_nvmf_virtual_ctrlr_ops;
 	}
 
-	TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&g_subsystems, subsystem, entries);
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&g_subsystems, subsystem, entries);
 
 	return subsystem;
 }