diff --git a/hw/nvme/ns.c b/hw/nvme/ns.c
index 06a04131f1..1b9c9d1156 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/ns.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/ns.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static Property nvme_ns_props[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("detached", NvmeNamespace, params.detached, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("shared", NvmeNamespace, params.shared, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("nsid", NvmeNamespace, params.nsid, 0),
-    DEFINE_PROP_UUID("uuid", NvmeNamespace, params.uuid),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UUID_NODEFAULT("uuid", NvmeNamespace, params.uuid),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT64("eui64", NvmeNamespace, params.eui64, 0),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT16("ms", NvmeNamespace, params.ms, 0),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("mset", NvmeNamespace, params.mset, 0),