diff --git a/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c b/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
index 9dcdb445d..623474465 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
@@ -136,6 +136,32 @@ nvmf_tgt_destroy_poll_group(void *io_device, void *ctx_buf)
 	nvmf_tgt_cleanup_poll_group(group);
 }
 
+static int
+nvmf_poll_group_add_transport(struct spdk_nvmf_poll_group *group,
+			      struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport)
+{
+	struct spdk_nvmf_transport_poll_group *tgroup;
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(tgroup, &group->tgroups, link) {
+		if (tgroup->transport == transport) {
+			/* Transport already in the poll group */
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	tgroup = nvmf_transport_poll_group_create(transport, group);
+	if (!tgroup) {
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to create poll group for transport\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	SPDK_DTRACE_PROBE2(nvmf_transport_poll_group_create, transport, spdk_thread_get_id(group->thread));
+
+	tgroup->group = group;
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&group->tgroups, tgroup, link);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 nvmf_tgt_create_poll_group(void *io_device, void *ctx_buf)
 {
@@ -1144,32 +1170,6 @@ spdk_nvmf_qpair_get_listen_trid(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair,
 	return nvmf_transport_qpair_get_listen_trid(qpair, trid);
 }
 
-int
-nvmf_poll_group_add_transport(struct spdk_nvmf_poll_group *group,
-			      struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport)
-{
-	struct spdk_nvmf_transport_poll_group *tgroup;
-
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(tgroup, &group->tgroups, link) {
-		if (tgroup->transport == transport) {
-			/* Transport already in the poll group */
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-
-	tgroup = nvmf_transport_poll_group_create(transport, group);
-	if (!tgroup) {
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to create poll group for transport\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	SPDK_DTRACE_PROBE2(nvmf_transport_poll_group_create, transport, spdk_thread_get_id(group->thread));
-
-	tgroup->group = group;
-	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&group->tgroups, tgroup, link);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int
 poll_group_update_subsystem(struct spdk_nvmf_poll_group *group,
 			    struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem)
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h b/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h
index dc505de59..6f8281db8 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h
+++ b/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h
@@ -337,8 +337,6 @@ struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem {
 	uint32_t					*ana_group;
 };
 
-int nvmf_poll_group_add_transport(struct spdk_nvmf_poll_group *group,
-				  struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport);
 int nvmf_poll_group_update_subsystem(struct spdk_nvmf_poll_group *group,
 				     struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem);
 int nvmf_poll_group_add_subsystem(struct spdk_nvmf_poll_group *group,