--- a/src/nvme/fabrics.c
+++ b/src/nvme/fabrics.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
 		nvme_msg(r, LOG_ERR, "cannot copy: %s\n", src);
 
 	const char *scope = NULL;
-	char *p = strchr(tmp, SCOPE_DELIMITER);
+	char *p = strchr(tmp, '%');
 	if (p) {
 		*p = '\0';
 		scope = src + (p - tmp) + 1;