diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
index c9b95e644..53ffbbfbd 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ spdk_nvmf_rdma_request_complete(struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn, struct spdk_nvmf_re
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-alloc_rdma_reqs(struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn)
+int
+spdk_nvmf_rdma_alloc_reqs(struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_request *rdma_req;
 	int i;
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ nvmf_rdma_connect(struct rdma_cm_event *event)
 	STAILQ_INIT(&conn->rdma.rdma_reqs);
 
 	/* Allocate Buffers */
-	rc = alloc_rdma_reqs(conn);
+	rc = spdk_nvmf_rdma_alloc_reqs(conn);
 	if (rc) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to allocate connection RDMA requests\n");
 		goto err1;
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.h b/lib/nvmf/rdma.h
index 8368b5868..18660bfdc 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.h
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ int nvmf_post_rdma_read(struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn,
 int spdk_nvmf_rdma_request_complete(struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn,
 				    struct spdk_nvmf_request *req);
 int nvmf_rdma_init(void);
+int spdk_nvmf_rdma_alloc_reqs(struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn);
 void nvmf_rdma_conn_cleanup(struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn);
 
 int nvmf_acceptor_start(void);