diff --git a/libnvme/src/nvme/fabrics.c b/libnvme/src/nvme/fabrics.c
index c659b23ff6..0996278f05 100644
--- a/libnvme/src/nvme/fabrics.c
+++ b/libnvme/src/nvme/fabrics.c
@@ -725,11 +725,6 @@ static int build_options(nvme_host_t h, nvme_ctrl_t c, char **argstr)
 		return -ENVME_CONNECT_INVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (cfg->concat && ctrlkey) {
-		nvme_msg(h->ctx, LOG_ERR, "cannot specify [--dhchap-ctrl-secret | -C] with --concat\n");
-		return -ENVME_CONNECT_INVAL;
-	}
-
 	if (cfg->tls) {
 		ret = __nvme_import_keys_from_config(h, c,
 			&keyring_id, &key_id);