diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
index 75217ce19..f4fa12197 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
@@ -728,12 +728,6 @@ nvme_tcp_ctrlr_delete_io_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_q
 	return nvme_tcp_qpair_destroy(qpair);
 }
 
-int
-nvme_tcp_ctrlr_connect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
-{
-	return -1;
-}
-
 int
 nvme_tcp_qpair_reset(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
 {
@@ -1729,6 +1723,12 @@ nvme_tcp_qpair_connect(struct nvme_tcp_qpair *tqpair)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+nvme_tcp_ctrlr_connect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
+{
+	return nvme_tcp_qpair_connect(nvme_tcp_qpair(qpair));
+}
+
 static struct spdk_nvme_qpair *
 nvme_tcp_ctrlr_create_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr,
 			    uint16_t qid, uint32_t qsize,