diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c
index a5bf09b..88fb972 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ cperf_create_session(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
 		aead_xform.aead.iv.length = test_vector->aead_iv.length;
 
 		aead_xform.aead.digest_length = options->digest_sz;
-		aead_xform.aead.add_auth_data_length =
+		aead_xform.aead.aad_length =
 					options->aead_aad_sz;
 
 		/* Create crypto session */
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c
index 91c3801..e051624 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ aesni_gcm_set_session_parameters(const struct aesni_gcm_ops *gcm_ops,
 		key_length = aead_xform->aead.key.length;
 		key = aead_xform->aead.key.data;
 
-		sess->aad_length = aead_xform->aead.add_auth_data_length;
+		sess->aad_length = aead_xform->aead.aad_length;
 		digest_length = aead_xform->aead.digest_length;
 	} else {
 		GCM_LOG_ERR("Wrong xform type, has to be AEAD or authentication");
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c b/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c
index bd80f3a..118a203 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ dpaa2_sec_aead_init(struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
 
 	session->digest_length = aead_xform->digest_length;
 	session->aead_key.length = aead_xform->key.length;
-	ctxt->auth_only_len = aead_xform->add_auth_data_length;
+	ctxt->auth_only_len = aead_xform->aad_length;
 
 	aeaddata.key = (uint64_t)session->aead_key.data;
 	aeaddata.keylen = session->aead_key.length;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
index d943d72..c7c520f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ openssl_set_session_aead_parameters(struct openssl_session *sess,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	sess->auth.aad_length = xform->aead.add_auth_data_length;
+	sess->auth.aad_length = xform->aead.aad_length;
 	sess->auth.digest_length = xform->aead.digest_length;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_adf/qat_algs.h b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_adf/qat_algs.h
index 4c0a09b..4c02bc4 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_adf/qat_algs.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_adf/qat_algs.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ int qat_alg_aead_session_create_content_desc_cipher(struct qat_session *cd,
 int qat_alg_aead_session_create_content_desc_auth(struct qat_session *cdesc,
 						uint8_t *authkey,
 						uint32_t authkeylen,
-						uint32_t add_auth_data_length,
+						uint32_t aad_length,
 						uint32_t digestsize,
 						unsigned int operation);
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_adf/qat_algs_build_desc.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_adf/qat_algs_build_desc.c
index cff8d12..d43c854 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_adf/qat_algs_build_desc.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_adf/qat_algs_build_desc.c
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ int qat_alg_aead_session_create_content_desc_cipher(struct qat_session *cdesc,
 int qat_alg_aead_session_create_content_desc_auth(struct qat_session *cdesc,
 						uint8_t *authkey,
 						uint32_t authkeylen,
-						uint32_t add_auth_data_length,
+						uint32_t aad_length,
 						uint32_t digestsize,
 						unsigned int operation)
 {
@@ -813,14 +813,14 @@ int qat_alg_aead_session_create_content_desc_auth(struct qat_session *cdesc,
 		 * in big-endian format. This field is 8 bytes
 		 */
 		auth_param->u2.aad_sz =
-				RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(add_auth_data_length, 16);
+				RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(aad_length, 16);
 		auth_param->hash_state_sz = (auth_param->u2.aad_sz) >> 3;
 
 		aad_len = (uint32_t *)(cdesc->cd_cur_ptr +
 					ICP_QAT_HW_GALOIS_128_STATE1_SZ +
 					ICP_QAT_HW_GALOIS_H_SZ);
-		*aad_len = rte_bswap32(add_auth_data_length);
-		cdesc->aad_len = add_auth_data_length;
+		*aad_len = rte_bswap32(aad_length);
+		cdesc->aad_len = aad_length;
 		break;
 	case ICP_QAT_HW_AUTH_ALGO_SNOW_3G_UIA2:
 		qat_proto_flag = QAT_CRYPTO_PROTO_FLAG_SNOW3G;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_crypto.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_crypto.c
index 098109e..2390191 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_crypto.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_crypto.c
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ qat_crypto_sym_configure_session_aead(struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *xform,
 		if (qat_alg_aead_session_create_content_desc_auth(session,
 					aead_xform->key.data,
 					aead_xform->key.length,
-					aead_xform->add_auth_data_length,
+					aead_xform->aad_length,
 					aead_xform->digest_length,
 					RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_OP_GENERATE))
 			goto error_out;
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ qat_crypto_sym_configure_session_aead(struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *xform,
 		if (qat_alg_aead_session_create_content_desc_auth(session,
 					aead_xform->key.data,
 					aead_xform->key.length,
-					aead_xform->add_auth_data_length,
+					aead_xform->aad_length,
 					aead_xform->digest_length,
 					RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_OP_VERIFY))
 			goto error_out;
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c
index c6fca93..7be0e62 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ sa_add_rules(struct sa_ctx *sa_ctx, const struct ipsec_sa entries[],
 				sa_ctx->xf[idx].a.next = NULL;
 				sa_ctx->xf[idx].a.aead.iv.offset = IV_OFFSET;
 				sa_ctx->xf[idx].a.aead.iv.length = iv_length;
-				sa_ctx->xf[idx].a.aead.add_auth_data_length =
+				sa_ctx->xf[idx].a.aead.aad_length =
 					sa->aad_len;
 				sa_ctx->xf[idx].a.aead.digest_length =
 					sa->digest_len;
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ sa_add_rules(struct sa_ctx *sa_ctx, const struct ipsec_sa entries[],
 				sa_ctx->xf[idx].a.next = NULL;
 				sa_ctx->xf[idx].a.aead.iv.offset = IV_OFFSET;
 				sa_ctx->xf[idx].a.aead.iv.length = iv_length;
-				sa_ctx->xf[idx].a.aead.add_auth_data_length =
+				sa_ctx->xf[idx].a.aead.aad_length =
 					sa->aad_len;
 				sa_ctx->xf[idx].a.aead.digest_length =
 					sa->digest_len;
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c b/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
index 71cb133..84b727b 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ l2fwd_main_loop(struct l2fwd_crypto_options *options)
 			port_cparams[i].aead_algo = options->aead_xform.aead.algo;
 			port_cparams[i].digest_length =
 					options->aead_xform.aead.digest_length;
-			if (options->aead_xform.aead.add_auth_data_length) {
+			if (options->aead_xform.aead.aad_length) {
 				port_cparams[i].aad.data = options->aad.data;
 				port_cparams[i].aad.phys_addr = options->aad.phys_addr;
 				port_cparams[i].aad.length = options->aad.length;
@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@ initialize_cryptodevs(struct l2fwd_crypto_options *options, unsigned nb_ports,
 			} else
 				options->aad.length = cap->sym.auth.aad_size.min;
 
-			options->aead_xform.aead.add_auth_data_length =
+			options->aead_xform.aead.aad_length =
 						options->aad.length;
 
 			/* Check if digest size is supported by the algorithm. */
diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_crypto_sym.h b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_crypto_sym.h
index 27439af..ea58cef 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_crypto_sym.h
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_crypto_sym.h
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ struct rte_crypto_aead_xform {
 
 	uint16_t digest_length;
 
-	uint16_t add_auth_data_length;
+	uint16_t aad_length;
 	/**< The length of the additional authenticated data (AAD) in bytes. */
 };
 
diff --git a/test/test/test_cryptodev.c b/test/test/test_cryptodev.c
index f6236fa..67619c9 100644
--- a/test/test/test_cryptodev.c
+++ b/test/test/test_cryptodev.c
@@ -4810,7 +4810,7 @@ create_gcm_session(uint8_t dev_id, enum rte_crypto_aead_operation op,
 	ut_params->aead_xform.aead.iv.offset = IV_OFFSET;
 	ut_params->aead_xform.aead.iv.length = iv_len;
 	ut_params->aead_xform.aead.digest_length = auth_len;
-	ut_params->aead_xform.aead.add_auth_data_length = aad_len;
+	ut_params->aead_xform.aead.aad_length = aad_len;
 
 	TEST_HEXDUMP(stdout, "key:", key, key_len);
 
@@ -4848,7 +4848,7 @@ create_gcm_xforms(struct rte_crypto_op *op,
 	sym_op->xform->aead.iv.offset = IV_OFFSET;
 	sym_op->xform->aead.iv.length = iv_len;
 	sym_op->xform->aead.digest_length = auth_len;
-	sym_op->xform->aead.add_auth_data_length = aad_len;
+	sym_op->xform->aead.aad_length = aad_len;
 
 	TEST_HEXDUMP(stdout, "key:", key, key_len);
 
diff --git a/test/test/test_cryptodev_perf.c b/test/test/test_cryptodev_perf.c
index 8febd1a..3b57e6d 100644
--- a/test/test/test_cryptodev_perf.c
+++ b/test/test/test_cryptodev_perf.c
@@ -2881,7 +2881,7 @@ test_perf_create_openssl_session(uint8_t dev_id, enum chain_mode chain,
 		case RTE_CRYPTO_AEAD_AES_GCM:
 			aead_xform.aead.key.data = aes_key;
 			aead_xform.aead.iv.length = AES_CIPHER_IV_LENGTH;
-			aead_xform.aead.add_auth_data_length = AES_GCM_AAD_LENGTH;
+			aead_xform.aead.aad_length = AES_GCM_AAD_LENGTH;
 			aead_xform.aead.digest_length = get_aead_digest_length(aead_algo);
 			break;
 		default:
@@ -4267,7 +4267,7 @@ test_perf_create_session(uint8_t dev_id, struct perf_test_params *pparams)
 	aead_xform.aead.key.length = pparams->session_attrs->key_aead_len;
 	aead_xform.aead.iv.length = pparams->session_attrs->iv_len;
 	aead_xform.aead.iv.offset = IV_OFFSET;
-	aead_xform.aead.add_auth_data_length = pparams->session_attrs->aad_len;
+	aead_xform.aead.aad_length = pparams->session_attrs->aad_len;
 	aead_xform.aead.digest_length = pparams->session_attrs->digest_len;
 
 	test_crypto_session = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create(ts_params->sess_mp);
