diff --git a/test/nvme/reset/reset.c b/test/nvme/reset/reset.c
index e5562f20d..754494529 100644
--- a/test/nvme/reset/reset.c
+++ b/test/nvme/reset/reset.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ register_ns(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns)
 static void
 register_ctrlr(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 {
-	int nsid, num_ns;
+	int nsid;
 	struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns;
 	struct ctrlr_entry *entry = malloc(sizeof(struct ctrlr_entry));
 
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ register_ctrlr(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 	entry->ctrlr = ctrlr;
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&g_controllers, entry, link);
 
-	num_ns = spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_num_ns(ctrlr);
-	for (nsid = 1; nsid <= num_ns; nsid++) {
+	for (nsid = spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_first_active_ns(ctrlr); nsid != 0;
+	     nsid = spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_next_active_ns(ctrlr, nsid)) {
 		ns = spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_ns(ctrlr, nsid);
 		if (ns == NULL) {
 			continue;