diff --git a/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/mock_sgl_config.fio b/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/mock_sgl_config.fio
index 7602087d7b..713fce0a24 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/mock_sgl_config.fio
+++ b/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/mock_sgl_config.fio
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ iodepth=128
 rw=randrw
 bs=16k
 verify=md5
+verify_backlog=32
 
 [test]
 numjobs=1