diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_rd.c b/drivers/target/target_core_rd.c
index 4703f403f31c0dd6cc9b4d31422bbc16387b20e7..384cf88944113892135b3ff253ed97bdc6b9c8b4 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_rd.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_rd.c
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ static int rd_configure_device(struct se_device *dev)
 	dev->dev_attrib.hw_block_size = RD_BLOCKSIZE;
 	dev->dev_attrib.hw_max_sectors = UINT_MAX;
 	dev->dev_attrib.hw_queue_depth = RD_MAX_DEVICE_QUEUE_DEPTH;
+	dev->dev_attrib.is_nonrot = 1;
 
 	rd_dev->rd_dev_id = rd_host->rd_host_dev_id_count++;