diff --git a/lib/nvmf/conn.c b/lib/nvmf/conn.c
index 2e93e89f9..bf242f518 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/conn.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/conn.c
@@ -74,32 +74,6 @@ static struct rte_timer g_shutdown_timer;
 static int nvmf_allocate_reactor(uint64_t cpumask);
 static void spdk_nvmf_conn_do_work(void *arg);
 
-static void
-nvmf_active_tx_desc(struct nvme_qp_tx_desc *tx_desc)
-{
-	struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn;
-
-	RTE_VERIFY(tx_desc != NULL);
-	conn = tx_desc->conn;
-	RTE_VERIFY(conn != NULL);
-
-	STAILQ_REMOVE(&conn->rdma.qp_tx_desc, tx_desc, nvme_qp_tx_desc, link);
-	STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&conn->rdma.qp_tx_active_desc, tx_desc, link);
-}
-
-void
-nvmf_deactive_tx_desc(struct nvme_qp_tx_desc *tx_desc)
-{
-	struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn;
-
-	RTE_VERIFY(tx_desc != NULL);
-	conn = tx_desc->conn;
-	RTE_VERIFY(tx_desc->conn != NULL);
-
-	STAILQ_REMOVE(&conn->rdma.qp_tx_active_desc, tx_desc, nvme_qp_tx_desc, link);
-	STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&conn->rdma.qp_tx_desc, tx_desc, link);
-}
-
 static struct spdk_nvmf_conn *
 allocate_conn(void)
 {
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
index aead5ff7c..a714f265c 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
@@ -73,6 +73,32 @@ struct spdk_nvmf_rdma {
 
 static struct spdk_nvmf_rdma g_rdma = { };
 
+void
+nvmf_active_tx_desc(struct nvme_qp_tx_desc *tx_desc)
+{
+	struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn;
+
+	RTE_VERIFY(tx_desc != NULL);
+	conn = tx_desc->conn;
+	RTE_VERIFY(conn != NULL);
+
+	STAILQ_REMOVE(&conn->rdma.qp_tx_desc, tx_desc, nvme_qp_tx_desc, link);
+	STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&conn->rdma.qp_tx_active_desc, tx_desc, link);
+}
+
+void
+nvmf_deactive_tx_desc(struct nvme_qp_tx_desc *tx_desc)
+{
+	struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn;
+
+	RTE_VERIFY(tx_desc != NULL);
+	conn = tx_desc->conn;
+	RTE_VERIFY(tx_desc->conn != NULL);
+
+	STAILQ_REMOVE(&conn->rdma.qp_tx_active_desc, tx_desc, nvme_qp_tx_desc, link);
+	STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&conn->rdma.qp_tx_desc, tx_desc, link);
+}
+
 static int
 nvmf_rdma_queue_init(struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn,
 		     struct ibv_context *verbs)
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.h b/lib/nvmf/rdma.h
index 03d052811..b7ae8f5d0 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.h
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.h
@@ -95,4 +95,7 @@ void nvmf_rdma_conn_cleanup(struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn);
 int nvmf_acceptor_start(void);
 void nvmf_acceptor_stop(void);
 
+void nvmf_active_tx_desc(struct nvme_qp_tx_desc *tx_desc);
+void nvmf_deactive_tx_desc(struct nvme_qp_tx_desc *tx_desc);
+
 #endif /* _NVMF_RDMA_H_ */