diff --git a/deprecation.md b/deprecation.md
index 0efa16b78..88adb2df5 100644
--- a/deprecation.md
+++ b/deprecation.md
@@ -21,5 +21,7 @@ The tags can be matched with the level 4 headers below.
 
 ### nvme
 
+#### `nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset``
+
 Deprecated `spdk_nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset` API, which will be removed in SPDK 22.01.
 For PCIe transport, `spdk_nvme_ctrlr_disconnect` should be used before freeing I/O qpairs.
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index 5ce7b1f3e..98b2a57ac 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -1831,9 +1831,14 @@ spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+SPDK_LOG_DEPRECATION_REGISTER(nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset,
+			      "spdk_nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset() is deprecated",
+			      "SPDK 22.01", 0);
+
 void
 spdk_nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 {
+	SPDK_LOG_DEPRECATED(nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset);
 	nvme_robust_mutex_lock(&ctrlr->ctrlr_lock);
 	ctrlr->prepare_for_reset = true;
 	nvme_robust_mutex_unlock(&ctrlr->ctrlr_lock);