diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index ad2ef1a6b..ab2f9598d 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 	if (!ctrlr->is_failed) {
 		/* Reinitialize qpairs */
 		TAILQ_FOREACH(qpair, &ctrlr->active_io_qpairs, tailq) {
-			if (nvme_transport_ctrlr_reconnect_qpair(ctrlr, qpair) != 0) {
+			if (nvme_transport_ctrlr_connect_qpair(ctrlr, qpair) != 0) {
 				nvme_ctrlr_fail(ctrlr, false);
 				rc = -1;
 			}
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
index b372d3450..139b1aab7 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *spdk_nvme_get_ctrlr_by_trid_unsafe(
 	int nvme_ ## name ## _ctrlr_free_cmb_io_buffer(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, void *buf, size_t size); \
 	volatile struct spdk_nvme_registers *nvme_ ## name ## _ctrlr_get_registers(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr); \
 	int nvme_ ## name ## _ctrlr_delete_io_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair); \
-	int nvme_ ## name ## _ctrlr_reconnect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair); \
+	int nvme_ ## name ## _ctrlr_connect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair); \
 	void nvme_ ## name ## _qpair_abort_reqs(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, uint32_t dnr); \
 	int nvme_ ## name ## _qpair_reset(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair); \
 	int nvme_ ## name ## _qpair_submit_request(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, struct nvme_request *req); \
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
index ca4bd69a1..60dfa437d 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ nvme_pcie_ctrlr_create_io_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, uint16_t qid,
 }
 
 int
-nvme_pcie_ctrlr_reconnect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
+nvme_pcie_ctrlr_connect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
 {
 	if (nvme_qpair_is_admin_queue(qpair)) {
 		return 0;
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
index b0c06ed0e..7be1020a8 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ nvme_rdma_ctrlr_delete_io_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_
 }
 
 int
-nvme_rdma_ctrlr_reconnect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
+nvme_rdma_ctrlr_connect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
 {
 	return nvme_rdma_qpair_connect(nvme_rdma_qpair(qpair));
 }
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
index 7eb6b8e1e..75217ce19 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ nvme_tcp_ctrlr_delete_io_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_q
 }
 
 int
-nvme_tcp_ctrlr_reconnect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
+nvme_tcp_ctrlr_connect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
 {
 	return -1;
 }
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c
index 8d1ca1b6e..8b6a650d0 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ nvme_transport_ctrlr_delete_io_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_
 }
 
 int
-nvme_transport_ctrlr_reconnect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
+nvme_transport_ctrlr_connect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
 {
-	NVME_TRANSPORT_CALL(ctrlr->trid.trtype, ctrlr_reconnect_qpair, (ctrlr, qpair));
+	NVME_TRANSPORT_CALL(ctrlr->trid.trtype, ctrlr_connect_qpair, (ctrlr, qpair));
 }
 
 volatile struct spdk_nvme_registers *
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c
index 37331e66e..3fd2df5eb 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ nvme_transport_ctrlr_delete_io_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_
 }
 
 int
-nvme_transport_ctrlr_reconnect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
+nvme_transport_ctrlr_connect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
 {
 	return 0;
 }