diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h b/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
index e68f1927339c7..abcc1f3828b79 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ struct nvmet_ctrl {
 	struct nvmet_subsys	*subsys;
 	struct nvmet_sq		**sqs;
 
+	void			*drvdata;
+
 	bool			reset_tbkas;
 
 	struct mutex		lock;