diff --git a/lib/iscsi/conn.c b/lib/iscsi/conn.c
index dc265c431..3339fe7df 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/conn.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/conn.c
@@ -1393,30 +1393,6 @@ spdk_iscsi_conn_write_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct spdk_iscsi_pdu *p
 	iscsi_conn_flush_pdus(conn);
 }
 
-#define GET_PDU_LOOP_COUNT	16
-
-static int
-iscsi_conn_handle_incoming_pdus(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn)
-{
-	int i, rc;
-
-	/* Read new PDUs from network */
-	for (i = 0; i < GET_PDU_LOOP_COUNT; i++) {
-		rc = spdk_iscsi_read_pdu(conn);
-		if (rc == 0) {
-			break;
-		} else if (rc < 0) {
-			return rc;
-		}
-
-		if (conn->is_stopped) {
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return i;
-}
-
 static void
 iscsi_conn_sock_cb(void *arg, struct spdk_sock_group *group, struct spdk_sock *sock)
 {
@@ -1431,7 +1407,7 @@ iscsi_conn_sock_cb(void *arg, struct spdk_sock_group *group, struct spdk_sock *s
 	}
 
 	/* Handle incoming PDUs */
-	rc = iscsi_conn_handle_incoming_pdus(conn);
+	rc = spdk_iscsi_handle_incoming_pdus(conn);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		conn->state = ISCSI_CONN_STATE_EXITING;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c
index e2e3acee3..4e8c50223 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c
@@ -4586,8 +4586,8 @@ iscsi_execute(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct spdk_iscsi_pdu *pdu)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int
-spdk_iscsi_read_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn)
+static int
+iscsi_read_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn)
 {
 	enum iscsi_pdu_recv_state prev_state;
 	struct spdk_iscsi_pdu *pdu;
@@ -4780,6 +4780,30 @@ spdk_iscsi_read_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#define GET_PDU_LOOP_COUNT	16
+
+int
+spdk_iscsi_handle_incoming_pdus(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn)
+{
+	int i, rc;
+
+	/* Read new PDUs from network */
+	for (i = 0; i < GET_PDU_LOOP_COUNT; i++) {
+		rc = iscsi_read_pdu(conn);
+		if (rc == 0) {
+			break;
+		} else if (rc < 0) {
+			return rc;
+		}
+
+		if (conn->is_stopped) {
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return i;
+}
+
 bool
 spdk_iscsi_get_dif_ctx(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct spdk_iscsi_pdu *pdu,
 		       struct spdk_dif_ctx *dif_ctx)
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
index 62203e61f..7de2ddb0a 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ void spdk_iscsi_task_response(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn,
 			      struct spdk_iscsi_task *task);
 int spdk_iscsi_build_iovs(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct iovec *iovs, int iovcnt,
 			  struct spdk_iscsi_pdu *pdu, uint32_t *mapped_length);
-int spdk_iscsi_read_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn);
+int spdk_iscsi_handle_incoming_pdus(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn);
 bool spdk_iscsi_get_dif_ctx(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct spdk_iscsi_pdu *pdu,
 			    struct spdk_dif_ctx *dif_ctx);
 void spdk_iscsi_task_mgmt_response(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn,
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c
index 31fca067a..fc0705371 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_del_transfer_task,
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_iscsi_conn_handle_queued_datain_tasks, int,
 	    (struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn), 0);
 
-DEFINE_STUB(spdk_iscsi_read_pdu, int, (struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn), 0);
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_iscsi_handle_incoming_pdus, int, (struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn), 0);
 
 DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_free_sess, (struct spdk_iscsi_sess *sess));