diff --git a/nvme-wrap.c b/nvme-wrap.c
index 9013ddc579..2a18d4df1a 100644
--- a/nvme-wrap.c
+++ b/nvme-wrap.c
@@ -119,8 +119,11 @@ int nvme_cli_get_features(struct nvme_dev *dev,
 	return do_admin_args_op(get_features, dev, args);
 }
 
-int nvme_cli_ns_mgmt_delete(struct nvme_dev *dev, __u32 nsid)
+int nvme_cli_ns_mgmt_delete(struct nvme_dev *dev, __u32 nsid, __u32 timeout)
 {
+	if (dev->type == NVME_DEV_DIRECT)
+		return nvme_ns_mgmt_delete_timeout(dev_fd(dev), nsid, timeout);
+
 	return do_admin_op(ns_mgmt_delete, dev, nsid);
 }
 
diff --git a/nvme-wrap.h b/nvme-wrap.h
index 5005af62ab..67807b03de 100644
--- a/nvme-wrap.h
+++ b/nvme-wrap.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int nvme_cli_identify_primary_ctrl(struct nvme_dev *dev, __u16 cntid,
 				   struct nvme_primary_ctrl_cap *cap);
 int nvme_cli_identify_secondary_ctrl_list(struct nvme_dev *dev, __u16 cntid,
 					  struct nvme_secondary_ctrl_list *sc_list);
-int nvme_cli_ns_mgmt_delete(struct nvme_dev *dev, __u32 nsid);
+int nvme_cli_ns_mgmt_delete(struct nvme_dev *dev, __u32 nsid, __u32 timeout);
 int nvme_cli_ns_mgmt_create(struct nvme_dev *dev,
 			struct nvme_ns_mgmt_host_sw_specified *data,
 			__u32 *nsid, __u32 timeout, __u8 csi);
diff --git a/nvme.c b/nvme.c
index c20a2138a7..29829d1057 100644
--- a/nvme.c
+++ b/nvme.c
@@ -2811,7 +2811,7 @@ static int delete_ns(int argc, char **argv, struct command *cmd, struct plugin *
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = nvme_cli_ns_mgmt_delete(dev, cfg.namespace_id);
+	err = nvme_cli_ns_mgmt_delete(dev, cfg.namespace_id, nvme_cfg.timeout);
 	if (!err)
 		printf("%s: Success, deleted nsid:%d\n", cmd->name, cfg.namespace_id);
 	else if (err > 0)