diff --git a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
index 7b4b98a54b..4213e0db32 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #include "nvmf_internal.h"
 
 #define NVMF_TCP_MAX_ACCEPT_SOCK_ONE_TIME 16
-#define SPDK_NVMF_TCP_DEFAULT_MAX_SOCK_PRIORITY 6
+#define SPDK_NVMF_TCP_DEFAULT_MAX_SOCK_PRIORITY 16
 
 const struct spdk_nvmf_transport_ops spdk_nvmf_transport_tcp;