diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index 931647f7bf..c40ab74fe5 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -387,11 +387,7 @@ nvme_ctrlr_create_io_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr,
 	}
 
 	nvme_robust_mutex_lock(&ctrlr->ctrlr_lock);
-	if (nvme_ctrlr_get_cc(ctrlr, &cc)) {
-		NVME_CTRLR_ERRLOG(ctrlr, "get_cc failed\n");
-		nvme_robust_mutex_unlock(&ctrlr->ctrlr_lock);
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	cc.raw = ctrlr->process_init_cc.raw;
 
 	if (opts->qprio & ~SPDK_NVME_CREATE_IO_SQ_QPRIO_MASK) {
 		nvme_robust_mutex_unlock(&ctrlr->ctrlr_lock);
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c
index 085f198766..72baad681a 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ test_alloc_io_qpair_wrr_1(void)
 	 * Fake to simulate the controller with weighted round robin
 	 * arbitration mechanism.
 	 */
-	g_ut_nvme_regs.cc.bits.ams = SPDK_NVME_CC_AMS_WRR;
+	ctrlr.process_init_cc.bits.ams = SPDK_NVME_CC_AMS_WRR;
 
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_default_io_qpair_opts(&ctrlr, &opts, sizeof(opts));
 
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ test_alloc_io_qpair_wrr_2(void)
 	 * Fake to simulate the controller with weighted round robin
 	 * arbitration mechanism.
 	 */
-	g_ut_nvme_regs.cc.bits.ams = SPDK_NVME_CC_AMS_WRR;
+	ctrlr.process_init_cc.bits.ams = SPDK_NVME_CC_AMS_WRR;
 
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_default_io_qpair_opts(&ctrlr, &opts, sizeof(opts));