diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index cdb16e949e2a..882920b7327b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -693,6 +693,11 @@ static void nvme_free_ns_head(struct kref *ref)
 	kfree(head);
 }
 
+void nvme_get_ns_head(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
+{
+	kref_get(&head->ref);
+}
+
 bool nvme_tryget_ns_head(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
 {
 	return kref_get_unless_zero(&head->ref);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index 56587ae59c7f..8cb417036fe1 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ int nvme_mpath_alloc_disk(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_ns_head *head)
 	set_bit(GD_SUPPRESS_PART_SCAN, &head->disk->state);
 	sprintf(head->disk->disk_name, "nvme%dn%d",
 			ctrl->subsys->instance, head->instance);
-	nvme_tryget_ns_head(head);
+	nvme_get_ns_head(head);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index a679a4c61462..2e9dea6420da 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -995,6 +995,7 @@ int nvme_delete_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
 void nvme_queue_scan(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
 int nvme_get_log(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 nsid, u8 log_page, u8 lsp, u8 csi,
 		void *log, size_t size, u64 offset);
+void nvme_get_ns_head(struct nvme_ns_head *head);
 bool nvme_tryget_ns_head(struct nvme_ns_head *head);
 void nvme_put_ns_head(struct nvme_ns_head *head);
 int nvme_cdev_add(const char *name, struct cdev *cdev,