diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index bb168b71048d..79e679d12f3b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ int nvme_identify_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *dev, struct nvme_id_ctrl **id)
 
 	/* gcc-4.4.4 (at least) has issues with initializers and anon unions */
 	c.identify.opcode = nvme_admin_identify;
-	c.identify.cns = cpu_to_le32(1);
+	c.identify.cns = cpu_to_le32(NVME_ID_CNS_CTRL);
 
 	*id = kmalloc(sizeof(struct nvme_id_ctrl), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!*id)
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ static int nvme_identify_ns_list(struct nvme_ctrl *dev, unsigned nsid, __le32 *n
 	struct nvme_command c = { };
 
 	c.identify.opcode = nvme_admin_identify;
-	c.identify.cns = cpu_to_le32(2);
+	c.identify.cns = cpu_to_le32(NVME_ID_CNS_NS_ACTIVE_LIST);
 	c.identify.nsid = cpu_to_le32(nsid);
 	return nvme_submit_sync_cmd(dev->admin_q, &c, ns_list, 0x1000);
 }