diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/Makefile b/drivers/common/mlx5/Makefile
index b94d3c0..66585b2 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ else
 LDLIBS += -libverbs -lmlx5
 endif
 
-LDLIBS += -lrte_eal
+LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_pci
 
 # A few warnings cannot be avoided in external headers.
 CFLAGS += -Wno-error=cast-qual -DNDEBUG -UPEDANTIC
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c
index 9c88a63..2381208 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <rte_errno.h>
 
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 
@@ -16,6 +19,58 @@
 int mlx5_common_logtype;
 
 
+/**
+ * Get PCI information by sysfs device path.
+ *
+ * @param dev_path
+ *   Pointer to device sysfs folder name.
+ * @param[out] pci_addr
+ *   PCI bus address output buffer.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+int
+mlx5_dev_to_pci_addr(const char *dev_path,
+		     struct rte_pci_addr *pci_addr)
+{
+	FILE *file;
+	char line[32];
+	MKSTR(path, "%s/device/uevent", dev_path);
+
+	file = fopen(path, "rb");
+	if (file == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = errno;
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+	while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), file) == line) {
+		size_t len = strlen(line);
+		int ret;
+
+		/* Truncate long lines. */
+		if (len == (sizeof(line) - 1))
+			while (line[(len - 1)] != '\n') {
+				ret = fgetc(file);
+				if (ret == EOF)
+					break;
+				line[(len - 1)] = ret;
+			}
+		/* Extract information. */
+		if (sscanf(line,
+			   "PCI_SLOT_NAME="
+			   "%" SCNx32 ":%" SCNx8 ":%" SCNx8 ".%" SCNx8 "\n",
+			   &pci_addr->domain,
+			   &pci_addr->bus,
+			   &pci_addr->devid,
+			   &pci_addr->function) == 4) {
+			ret = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	fclose(file);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #ifdef RTE_IBVERBS_LINK_DLOPEN
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
index 9f10def..107ab8d 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 #define RTE_PMD_MLX5_COMMON_H_
 
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
+#include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 
 
@@ -84,4 +86,6 @@
 	\
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "" __VA_ARGS__)
 
+int mlx5_dev_to_pci_addr(const char *dev_path, struct rte_pci_addr *pci_addr);
+
 #endif /* RTE_PMD_MLX5_COMMON_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/rte_common_mlx5_version.map b/drivers/common/mlx5/rte_common_mlx5_version.map
index e4f85e2..0c01172 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/rte_common_mlx5_version.map
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/rte_common_mlx5_version.map
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ DPDK_20.02 {
 	mlx5_devx_cmd_qp_query_tis_td;
 	mlx5_devx_cmd_query_hca_attr;
 	mlx5_devx_get_out_command_status;
+
+	mlx5_dev_to_pci_addr;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index f3cb19d..75175c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 #include <mlx5_glue.h>
 #include <mlx5_devx_cmds.h>
+#include <mlx5_common.h>
 
 #include "mlx5_defs.h"
 #include "mlx5.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 29c0a06..4126284 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -653,8 +653,6 @@ int mlx5_dev_get_flow_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			   struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf);
 int mlx5_dev_set_flow_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			   struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf);
-int mlx5_dev_to_pci_addr(const char *dev_path,
-			 struct rte_pci_addr *pci_addr);
 void mlx5_dev_link_status_handler(void *arg);
 void mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler(void *arg);
 void mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler_devx(void *arg);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
index eddf888..2628e64 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 #include <mlx5_glue.h>
 #include <mlx5_devx_cmds.h>
+#include <mlx5_common.h>
 
 #include "mlx5.h"
 #include "mlx5_rxtx.h"
@@ -1212,58 +1213,6 @@ int mlx5_fw_version_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, char *fw_ver, size_t fw_size)
 }
 
 /**
- * Get PCI information by sysfs device path.
- *
- * @param dev_path
- *   Pointer to device sysfs folder name.
- * @param[out] pci_addr
- *   PCI bus address output buffer.
- *
- * @return
- *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
- */
-int
-mlx5_dev_to_pci_addr(const char *dev_path,
-		     struct rte_pci_addr *pci_addr)
-{
-	FILE *file;
-	char line[32];
-	MKSTR(path, "%s/device/uevent", dev_path);
-
-	file = fopen(path, "rb");
-	if (file == NULL) {
-		rte_errno = errno;
-		return -rte_errno;
-	}
-	while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), file) == line) {
-		size_t len = strlen(line);
-		int ret;
-
-		/* Truncate long lines. */
-		if (len == (sizeof(line) - 1))
-			while (line[(len - 1)] != '\n') {
-				ret = fgetc(file);
-				if (ret == EOF)
-					break;
-				line[(len - 1)] = ret;
-			}
-		/* Extract information. */
-		if (sscanf(line,
-			   "PCI_SLOT_NAME="
-			   "%" SCNx32 ":%" SCNx8 ":%" SCNx8 ".%" SCNx8 "\n",
-			   &pci_addr->domain,
-			   &pci_addr->bus,
-			   &pci_addr->devid,
-			   &pci_addr->function) == 4) {
-			ret = 0;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	fclose(file);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
  * Handle asynchronous removal event for entire multiport device.
  *
  * @param sh
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
index a845f67..95e0a99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include <mlx5_devx_cmds.h>
 #include <mlx5_prm.h>
+#include <mlx5_common.h>
 
 #include "mlx5_defs.h"
 #include "mlx5.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
index 0ed7170..4c69e77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
+#include <mlx5_common.h>
+
 #include "mlx5_defs.h"
 #include "mlx5.h"
 #include "mlx5_rxtx.h"
 
+
 static const struct mlx5_counter_ctrl mlx5_counters_init[] = {
 	{
 		.dpdk_name = "rx_port_unicast_bytes",
