diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index d698167bf..b4cb395b7 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ nvme_ctrlr_get_cmbsz(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, union spdk_nvme_cmbsz_regist
 					      &cmbsz->raw);
 }
 
+volatile struct spdk_nvme_registers *
+spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_registers(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+{
+	return nvme_transport_ctrlr_get_registers(ctrlr);
+}
+
 void
 spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_default_ctrlr_opts(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_opts *opts, size_t opts_size)
 {