diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
index 8f0346ef0..bd6a44c17 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
@@ -3522,28 +3522,29 @@ nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_reservation_notification(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 	nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_notification(ctrlr, &event);
 }
 
-int
-nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_discovery_log_change_notice(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+void
+nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_discovery_log_change_notice(void *ctx)
 {
 	union spdk_nvme_async_event_completion event = {0};
+	struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr = ctx;
 
 	/* Users may disable the event notification manually or
 	 * it may not be enabled due to keep alive timeout
 	 * not being set in connect command to discovery controller.
 	 */
 	if (!ctrlr->feat.async_event_configuration.bits.discovery_log_change_notice) {
-		return 0;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if (!nvmf_ctrlr_mask_aen(ctrlr, SPDK_NVME_ASYNC_EVENT_DISCOVERY_LOG_CHANGE_MASK_BIT)) {
-		return 0;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	event.bits.async_event_type = SPDK_NVME_ASYNC_EVENT_TYPE_NOTICE;
 	event.bits.async_event_info = SPDK_NVME_ASYNC_EVENT_DISCOVERY_LOG_CHANGE;
 	event.bits.log_page_identifier = SPDK_NVME_LOG_DISCOVERY;
 
-	return nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_notification(ctrlr, &event);
+	nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_notification(ctrlr, &event);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_discovery.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_discovery.c
index 1727e6ce9..a6d7d6fae 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_discovery.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_discovery.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ nvmf_update_discovery_log(struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt, const char *hostnqn)
 		/** There is a change in discovery log for hosts with given hostnqn */
 		TAILQ_FOREACH(ctrlr, &discovery_subsystem->ctrlrs, link) {
 			if (hostnqn == NULL || strcmp(hostnqn, ctrlr->hostnqn) == 0) {
-				nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_discovery_log_change_notice(ctrlr);
+				spdk_thread_send_msg(ctrlr->thread, nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_discovery_log_change_notice, ctrlr);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h b/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h
index e5842b03f..e35f172fb 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h
+++ b/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ int nvmf_subsystem_set_cntlid_range(struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem,
 
 int nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_ns_notice(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr);
 int nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_ana_change_notice(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr);
-int nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_discovery_log_change_notice(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr);
+void nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_discovery_log_change_notice(void *ctx);
 void nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_reservation_notification(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr);
 int nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_error_event(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr,
 				       union spdk_nvme_async_event_completion event);
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_discovery.c/ctrlr_discovery_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_discovery.c/ctrlr_discovery_ut.c
index 1ee2c5601..f05a9dec6 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_discovery.c/ctrlr_discovery_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_discovery.c/ctrlr_discovery_ut.c
@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvmf_transport_get_next,
 
 DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_bdev_close, (struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc));
 
-DEFINE_STUB(nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_discovery_log_change_notice,
-	    int,
-	    (struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr), 0);
+DEFINE_STUB_V(nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_discovery_log_change_notice, (void *ctx));
 
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvmf_qpair_disconnect, int,
 	    (struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair,