diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
index 555c976cc2ee7aae729c6465003b5cdffa11d594..8bca36a469245011735e746313d15a99aa7c9bd1 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
@@ -841,6 +841,9 @@ nvmf_create_ctrl(struct device *dev, const char *buf, size_t count)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free_opts;
 
+
+	request_module("nvme-%s", opts->transport);
+
 	/*
 	 * Check the generic options first as we need a valid transport for
 	 * the lookup below.  Then clear the generic flags so that transport