diff --git a/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c b/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c
index cef0dd968..44db04f25 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c
@@ -72,10 +72,9 @@ nvmf_find_subsystem(const char *subnqn, const char *hostnqn)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void
-spdk_nvmf_subsystem_poller(void *arg)
+void
+spdk_nvmf_subsystem_poll(struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem)
 {
-	struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem = arg;
 	struct nvmf_session *session = subsystem->session;
 
 	if (!session) {
@@ -92,6 +91,14 @@ spdk_nvmf_subsystem_poller(void *arg)
 	spdk_nvmf_session_poll(session);
 }
 
+static void
+spdk_nvmf_subsystem_poller(void *arg)
+{
+	struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem = arg;
+
+	spdk_nvmf_subsystem_poll(subsystem);
+}
+
 struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *
 nvmf_create_subsystem(int num, const char *name,
 		      enum spdk_nvmf_subtype subtype,
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/subsystem.h b/lib/nvmf/subsystem.h
index f8e373e3e..cccefe62c 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/subsystem.h
+++ b/lib/nvmf/subsystem.h
@@ -167,5 +167,7 @@ spdk_shutdown_nvmf_subsystems(void);
 void
 spdk_format_discovery_log(struct spdk_nvmf_discovery_log_page *disc_log, uint32_t length);
 
+void spdk_nvmf_subsystem_poll(struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem);
+
 extern const struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_ops spdk_nvmf_direct_ctrlr_ops;
 #endif /* SPDK_NVMF_SUBSYSTEM_H */