diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c b/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c
index 93c441ab9f09..5bfbf5c651db 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c
@@ -685,6 +685,13 @@ static bool nvmet_handle_identify_desclist(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	}
 }
 
+static void nvmet_execute_identify_ctrl_nvm(struct nvmet_req *req)
+{
+	/* Not supported: return zeroes */
+	nvmet_req_complete(req,
+		   nvmet_zero_sgl(req, 0, sizeof(struct nvme_id_ctrl_nvm)));
+}
+
 static void nvmet_execute_identify(struct nvmet_req *req)
 {
 	if (!nvmet_check_transfer_len(req, NVME_IDENTIFY_DATA_SIZE))
@@ -708,13 +715,16 @@ static void nvmet_execute_identify(struct nvmet_req *req)
 		nvmet_execute_identify_ctrl(req);
 		return;
 	case NVME_ID_CNS_CS_CTRL:
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED)) {
-			switch (req->cmd->identify.csi) {
-			case NVME_CSI_ZNS:
-				return nvmet_execute_identify_cns_cs_ctrl(req);
-			default:
-				break;
+		switch (req->cmd->identify.csi) {
+		case NVME_CSI_NVM:
+			nvmet_execute_identify_ctrl_nvm(req);
+			return;
+		case NVME_CSI_ZNS:
+			if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED)) {
+				nvmet_execute_identify_ctrl_zns(req);
+				return;
 			}
+			break;
 		}
 		break;
 	case NVME_ID_CNS_NS_ACTIVE_LIST:
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h b/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
index 89bedfcd974c..ed3786140965 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ bool nvmet_ns_revalidate(struct nvmet_ns *ns);
 u16 blk_to_nvme_status(struct nvmet_req *req, blk_status_t blk_sts);
 
 bool nvmet_bdev_zns_enable(struct nvmet_ns *ns);
-void nvmet_execute_identify_cns_cs_ctrl(struct nvmet_req *req);
+void nvmet_execute_identify_ctrl_zns(struct nvmet_req *req);
 void nvmet_execute_identify_cns_cs_ns(struct nvmet_req *req);
 void nvmet_bdev_execute_zone_mgmt_recv(struct nvmet_req *req);
 void nvmet_bdev_execute_zone_mgmt_send(struct nvmet_req *req);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/zns.c b/drivers/nvme/target/zns.c
index 77ef0a86ff61..ae4d9d35e46a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/zns.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/zns.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ bool nvmet_bdev_zns_enable(struct nvmet_ns *ns)
 	return true;
 }
 
-void nvmet_execute_identify_cns_cs_ctrl(struct nvmet_req *req)
+void nvmet_execute_identify_ctrl_zns(struct nvmet_req *req)
 {
 	u8 zasl = req->sq->ctrl->subsys->zasl;
 	struct nvmet_ctrl *ctrl = req->sq->ctrl;