1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/hw/nvme/ns.c b/hw/nvme/ns.c
index 1b9c9d1156..870c3ca1a2 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/ns.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/ns.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ static void nvme_ns_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
             for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(subsys->ctrls); i++) {
                 NvmeCtrl *ctrl = subsys->ctrls[i];
 
-                if (ctrl) {
+                if (ctrl && ctrl != SUBSYS_SLOT_RSVD) {
                     nvme_attach_ns(ctrl, ns);
                 }
             }