diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index 24ba487f9..05891280f 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ error:
 }
 
 int
-spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+nvme_ctrlr_reset(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct spdk_nvme_qpair	*qpair;
@@ -1034,6 +1034,12 @@ out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int
+spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+{
+	return nvme_ctrlr_reset(ctrlr);
+}
+
 static void
 nvme_ctrlr_identify_done(void *arg, const struct spdk_nvme_cpl *cpl)
 {
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
index cbd6c0f74..b6138118c 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
@@ -827,6 +827,7 @@ int	nvme_ctrlr_construct(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
 void	nvme_ctrlr_destruct_finish(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
 void	nvme_ctrlr_destruct(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
 void	nvme_ctrlr_fail(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, bool hot_remove);
+int	nvme_ctrlr_reset(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
 int	nvme_ctrlr_process_init(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
 void	nvme_ctrlr_connected(struct spdk_nvme_probe_ctx *probe_ctx,
 			     struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);