diff --git a/src/jtag/jtag.c b/src/jtag/jtag.c
index 28883c7c5..d256b8bd0 100644
--- a/src/jtag/jtag.c
+++ b/src/jtag/jtag.c
@@ -2085,7 +2085,7 @@ static int handle_jtag_nsrst_delay_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, ch
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		jtag_nsrst_delay = strtoul(args[0], NULL, 0);
+		jtag_set_nsrst_delay(strtoul(args[0], NULL, 0));
 	}
 
 	return ERROR_OK;
@@ -2100,12 +2100,13 @@ static int handle_jtag_ntrst_delay_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, ch
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		jtag_ntrst_delay = strtoul(args[0], NULL, 0);
+		jtag_set_ntrst_delay(strtoul(args[0], NULL, 0));
 	}
 
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
+
 static int handle_jtag_speed_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
 {
 	int retval=ERROR_OK;
@@ -2699,3 +2700,13 @@ int jtag_add_statemove(tap_state_t goal_state)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+void jtag_set_nsrst_delay(unsigned delay)
+{
+	jtag_nsrst_delay = delay;
+}
+void jtag_set_ntrst_delay(unsigned delay)
+{
+	jtag_ntrst_delay = delay;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/src/jtag/jtag.h b/src/jtag/jtag.h
index ba82df7c2..341f7702c 100644
--- a/src/jtag/jtag.h
+++ b/src/jtag/jtag.h
@@ -642,6 +642,8 @@ extern int jtag_add_statemove(tap_state_t goal_state);
 
 /// @returns the number of times the scan queue has been flushed
 int jtag_get_flush_queue_count(void);
+void jtag_set_nsrst_delay(unsigned delay);
+void jtag_set_ntrst_delay(unsigned delay);
 void jtag_set_speed_khz(unsigned speed);
 unsigned jtag_get_speed_khz(void);