diff --git a/src/nvme/util.h b/src/nvme/util.h
index 517c696c..cfbfdb92 100644
--- a/src/nvme/util.h
+++ b/src/nvme/util.h
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ static inline void nvme_feature_decode_namespace_write_protect(__u32 value,
 
 static inline void nvme_id_ns_flbas_to_lbaf_inuse(__u8 flbas, __u8 *lbaf_inuse)
 {
-	*lbaf_inuse = ((NVME_FLBAS_HIGHER(flbas) >> 1) |
+	*lbaf_inuse = ((NVME_FLBAS_HIGHER(flbas) << 4) |
 			NVME_FLBAS_LOWER(flbas));
 }