diff --git a/examples/nvme/Makefile b/examples/nvme/Makefile
index 4e88acc71..b69efc975 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/Makefile
+++ b/examples/nvme/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
-DIRS-y += hello_world identify perf reconnect reserve nvme_manage arbitration \
+DIRS-y += hello_world identify perf reconnect nvme_manage arbitration \
 	hotplug cmb_copy
 
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_FIO_PLUGIN) += fio_plugin
diff --git a/test/nvme/Makefile b/test/nvme/Makefile
index 10901780d..37cc9944c 100644
--- a/test/nvme/Makefile
+++ b/test/nvme/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
-DIRS-y = aer reset sgl e2edp overhead deallocated_value err_injection startup
+DIRS-y = aer reset sgl e2edp overhead deallocated_value err_injection \
+	startup reserve
 
 .PHONY: all clean $(DIRS-y)
 
diff --git a/test/nvme/nvme.sh b/test/nvme/nvme.sh
index a698a9ba4..4632e25f8 100755
--- a/test/nvme/nvme.sh
+++ b/test/nvme/nvme.sh
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ fi
 run_test "nvme_reset" $testdir/reset/reset -q 64 -w write -s 4096 -t 5
 run_test "nvme_identify" nvme_identify
 run_test "nvme_perf" nvme_perf
-run_test "nvme_reserve" $rootdir/examples/nvme/reserve/reserve
 run_test "nvme_hello_world" $rootdir/examples/nvme/hello_world/hello_world
 run_test "nvme_deallocated_value" $testdir/deallocated_value/deallocated_value
 run_test "nvme_sgl" $testdir/sgl/sgl
 run_test "nvme_e2edp" $testdir/e2edp/nvme_dp
+run_test "nvme_reserve" $testdir/reserve/reserve
 run_test "nvme_err_injection" $testdir/err_injection/err_injection
 run_test "nvme_overhead" $testdir/overhead/overhead -s 4096 -t 1 -H
 run_test "nvme_arbitration" $rootdir/examples/nvme/arbitration/arbitration -t 3 -i 0
diff --git a/examples/nvme/reserve/.gitignore b/test/nvme/reserve/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/nvme/reserve/.gitignore
rename to test/nvme/reserve/.gitignore
diff --git a/examples/nvme/reserve/Makefile b/test/nvme/reserve/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/nvme/reserve/Makefile
rename to test/nvme/reserve/Makefile
diff --git a/examples/nvme/reserve/reserve.c b/test/nvme/reserve/reserve.c
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/nvme/reserve/reserve.c
rename to test/nvme/reserve/reserve.c