diff --git a/sys/dev/virtio/scsi/virtio_scsi.c b/sys/dev/virtio/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
index 6f2dfbcac5a4..76a065ecb338 100644
--- a/sys/dev/virtio/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
+++ b/sys/dev/virtio/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ vtscsi_cam_path_inquiry(struct vtscsi_softc *sc, struct cam_sim *sim,
 
 	cpi->max_target = sc->vtscsi_max_target;
 	cpi->max_lun = sc->vtscsi_max_lun;
-	cpi->initiator_id = VTSCSI_INITIATOR_ID;
+	cpi->initiator_id = cpi->max_target + 1;
 
 	strlcpy(cpi->sim_vid, "FreeBSD", SIM_IDLEN);
 	strlcpy(cpi->hba_vid, "VirtIO", HBA_IDLEN);
diff --git a/sys/dev/virtio/scsi/virtio_scsivar.h b/sys/dev/virtio/scsi/virtio_scsivar.h
index 3e4109e65870..064b1245a565 100644
--- a/sys/dev/virtio/scsi/virtio_scsivar.h
+++ b/sys/dev/virtio/scsi/virtio_scsivar.h
@@ -204,11 +204,6 @@ struct vtscsi_request {
  */
 #define VTSCSI_RESERVED_REQUESTS	10
 
-/*
- * Specification doesn't say, use traditional SCSI default.
- */
-#define VTSCSI_INITIATOR_ID	7
-
 /*
  * How to wait (or not) for request completion.
  */