diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c
index d9c91d0..b59f399 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c
@@ -630,10 +630,13 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver aesni_gcm_pmd_drv = {
 	.remove = aesni_gcm_remove
 };
 
+static struct cryptodev_driver aesni_gcm_crypto_drv;
+
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(CRYPTODEV_NAME_AESNI_GCM_PMD, aesni_gcm_pmd_drv);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(CRYPTODEV_NAME_AESNI_GCM_PMD, cryptodev_aesni_gcm_pmd);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(CRYPTODEV_NAME_AESNI_GCM_PMD,
 	"max_nb_queue_pairs=<int> "
 	"max_nb_sessions=<int> "
 	"socket_id=<int>");
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(aesni_gcm_pmd_drv, cryptodev_driver_id);
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(aesni_gcm_crypto_drv, aesni_gcm_pmd_drv,
+		cryptodev_driver_id);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
index 16e1451..5846bc9 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
@@ -823,10 +823,14 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver cryptodev_aesni_mb_pmd_drv = {
 	.remove = cryptodev_aesni_mb_remove
 };
 
+static struct cryptodev_driver aesni_mb_crypto_drv;
+
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(CRYPTODEV_NAME_AESNI_MB_PMD, cryptodev_aesni_mb_pmd_drv);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(CRYPTODEV_NAME_AESNI_MB_PMD, cryptodev_aesni_mb_pmd);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(CRYPTODEV_NAME_AESNI_MB_PMD,
 	"max_nb_queue_pairs=<int> "
 	"max_nb_sessions=<int> "
 	"socket_id=<int>");
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(cryptodev_aesni_mb_pmd_drv, cryptodev_driver_id);
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(aesni_mb_crypto_drv,
+		cryptodev_aesni_mb_pmd_drv,
+		cryptodev_driver_id);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
index c3ba439..9ab22cc 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
@@ -908,15 +908,18 @@ cryptodev_armv8_crypto_uninit(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct rte_vdev_driver armv8_crypto_drv = {
+static struct rte_vdev_driver armv8_crypto_pmd_drv = {
 	.probe = cryptodev_armv8_crypto_init,
 	.remove = cryptodev_armv8_crypto_uninit
 };
 
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(CRYPTODEV_NAME_ARMV8_PMD, armv8_crypto_drv);
+static struct cryptodev_driver armv8_crypto_drv;
+
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(CRYPTODEV_NAME_ARMV8_PMD, armv8_crypto_pmd_drv);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(CRYPTODEV_NAME_ARMV8_PMD, cryptodev_armv8_pmd);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(CRYPTODEV_NAME_ARMV8_PMD,
 	"max_nb_queue_pairs=<int> "
 	"max_nb_sessions=<int> "
 	"socket_id=<int>");
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(armv8_crypto_drv, cryptodev_driver_id);
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(armv8_crypto_drv, armv8_crypto_pmd_drv,
+		cryptodev_driver_id);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c b/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c
index e0f6cfc..dae296f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c
@@ -2008,5 +2008,8 @@ static struct rte_dpaa2_driver rte_dpaa2_sec_driver = {
 	.remove = cryptodev_dpaa2_sec_remove,
 };
 
+static struct cryptodev_driver dpaa2_sec_crypto_drv;
+
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_DPAA2(CRYPTODEV_NAME_DPAA2_SEC_PMD, rte_dpaa2_sec_driver);
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(rte_dpaa2_sec_driver, cryptodev_driver_id);
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(dpaa2_sec_crypto_drv, rte_dpaa2_sec_driver,
+		cryptodev_driver_id);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c
index 38cd8a9..84cce34 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c
@@ -661,10 +661,13 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver cryptodev_kasumi_pmd_drv = {
 	.remove = cryptodev_kasumi_remove
 };
 
+static struct cryptodev_driver kasumi_crypto_drv;
+
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(CRYPTODEV_NAME_KASUMI_PMD, cryptodev_kasumi_pmd_drv);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(CRYPTODEV_NAME_KASUMI_PMD, cryptodev_kasumi_pmd);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(CRYPTODEV_NAME_KASUMI_PMD,
 	"max_nb_queue_pairs=<int> "
 	"max_nb_sessions=<int> "
 	"socket_id=<int>");
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(cryptodev_kasumi_pmd_drv, cryptodev_driver_id);
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(kasumi_crypto_drv, cryptodev_kasumi_pmd_drv,
+		cryptodev_driver_id);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c
index 2c82725..d5d2bb3 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c
@@ -286,10 +286,13 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver cryptodev_null_pmd_drv = {
 	.remove = cryptodev_null_remove_dev,
 };
 
+static struct cryptodev_driver null_crypto_drv;
+
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(CRYPTODEV_NAME_NULL_PMD, cryptodev_null_pmd_drv);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(CRYPTODEV_NAME_NULL_PMD, cryptodev_null_pmd);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(CRYPTODEV_NAME_NULL_PMD,
 	"max_nb_queue_pairs=<int> "
 	"max_nb_sessions=<int> "
 	"socket_id=<int>");
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(cryptodev_null_pmd_drv, cryptodev_driver_id);
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(null_crypto_drv, cryptodev_null_pmd_drv,
+		cryptodev_driver_id);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
index 0bd5f98..5b863c8 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
@@ -1502,10 +1502,13 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver cryptodev_openssl_pmd_drv = {
 	.remove = cryptodev_openssl_remove
 };
 
+static struct cryptodev_driver openssl_crypto_drv;
+
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(CRYPTODEV_NAME_OPENSSL_PMD,
 	cryptodev_openssl_pmd_drv);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(CRYPTODEV_NAME_OPENSSL_PMD,
 	"max_nb_queue_pairs=<int> "
 	"max_nb_sessions=<int> "
 	"socket_id=<int>");
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(cryptodev_openssl_pmd_drv, cryptodev_driver_id);
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(openssl_crypto_drv, cryptodev_openssl_pmd_drv,
+		cryptodev_driver_id);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/rte_qat_cryptodev.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/rte_qat_cryptodev.c
index 7d56fca..3d9f3c8 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/rte_qat_cryptodev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/rte_qat_cryptodev.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  *   BSD LICENSE
  *
- *   Copyright(c) 2015-2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright(c) 2015-2017 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *   All rights reserved.
  *
  *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ static struct rte_pci_driver rte_qat_pmd = {
 	.remove = crypto_qat_pci_remove
 };
 
+static struct cryptodev_driver qat_crypto_drv;
+
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PCI(CRYPTODEV_NAME_QAT_SYM_PMD, rte_qat_pmd);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PCI_TABLE(CRYPTODEV_NAME_QAT_SYM_PMD, pci_id_qat_map);
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(rte_qat_pmd, cryptodev_qat_driver_id);
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(qat_crypto_drv, rte_qat_pmd,
+		cryptodev_qat_driver_id);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
index 400fc4f..3170f7f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
@@ -505,6 +505,8 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver cryptodev_scheduler_pmd_drv = {
 	.remove = cryptodev_scheduler_remove
 };
 
+static struct cryptodev_driver scheduler_crypto_drv;
+
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(CRYPTODEV_NAME_SCHEDULER_PMD,
 	cryptodev_scheduler_pmd_drv);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(CRYPTODEV_NAME_SCHEDULER_PMD,
@@ -512,5 +514,6 @@ RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(CRYPTODEV_NAME_SCHEDULER_PMD,
 	"max_nb_sessions=<int> "
 	"socket_id=<int> "
 	"slave=<name>");
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(cryptodev_scheduler_pmd_drv,
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(scheduler_crypto_drv,
+		cryptodev_scheduler_pmd_drv,
 		cryptodev_driver_id);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c
index dad4506..b2f6222 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c
@@ -661,10 +661,13 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver cryptodev_snow3g_pmd_drv = {
 	.remove = cryptodev_snow3g_remove
 };
 
+static struct cryptodev_driver snow3g_crypto_drv;
+
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(CRYPTODEV_NAME_SNOW3G_PMD, cryptodev_snow3g_pmd_drv);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(CRYPTODEV_NAME_SNOW3G_PMD, cryptodev_snow3g_pmd);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(CRYPTODEV_NAME_SNOW3G_PMD,
 	"max_nb_queue_pairs=<int> "
 	"max_nb_sessions=<int> "
 	"socket_id=<int>");
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(cryptodev_snow3g_pmd_drv, cryptodev_driver_id);
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(snow3g_crypto_drv, cryptodev_snow3g_pmd_drv,
+		cryptodev_driver_id);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c
index b301711..70966d4 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c
@@ -565,9 +565,12 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver cryptodev_zuc_pmd_drv = {
 	.remove = cryptodev_zuc_remove
 };
 
+static struct cryptodev_driver zuc_crypto_drv;
+
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(CRYPTODEV_NAME_ZUC_PMD, cryptodev_zuc_pmd_drv);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(CRYPTODEV_NAME_ZUC_PMD,
 	"max_nb_queue_pairs=<int> "
 	"max_nb_sessions=<int> "
 	"socket_id=<int>");
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(cryptodev_zuc_pmd_drv, cryptodev_driver_id);
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(zuc_crypto_drv, cryptodev_zuc_pmd_drv,
+		cryptodev_driver_id);
diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c
index 327d7e8..a239395 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c
@@ -1362,12 +1362,6 @@ TAILQ_HEAD(cryptodev_driver_list, cryptodev_driver);
 static struct cryptodev_driver_list cryptodev_driver_list =
 	TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(cryptodev_driver_list);
 
-struct cryptodev_driver {
-	TAILQ_ENTRY(cryptodev_driver) next; /**< Next in list. */
-	const struct rte_driver *driver;
-	uint8_t id;
-};
-
 int
 rte_cryptodev_driver_id_get(const char *name)
 {
@@ -1399,15 +1393,13 @@ rte_cryptodev_driver_name_get(uint8_t driver_id)
 }
 
 uint8_t
-rte_cryptodev_allocate_driver(const struct rte_driver *drv)
+rte_cryptodev_allocate_driver(struct cryptodev_driver *crypto_drv,
+		const struct rte_driver *drv)
 {
-	struct cryptodev_driver *driver;
-
-	driver = malloc(sizeof(*driver));
-	driver->driver = drv;
-	driver->id = nb_drivers;
+	crypto_drv->driver = drv;
+	crypto_drv->id = nb_drivers;
 
-	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&cryptodev_driver_list, driver, next);
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&cryptodev_driver_list, crypto_drv, next);
 
 	return nb_drivers++;
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
index 7ec9c4b..5225a5b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
@@ -1025,26 +1025,6 @@ int rte_cryptodev_driver_id_get(const char *name);
  */
 const char *rte_cryptodev_driver_name_get(uint8_t driver_id);
 
-/**
- * @internal
- * Allocate Cryptodev driver.
- *
- * @param driver
- *   Pointer to rte_driver.
- * @return
- *  The driver type identifier
- */
-uint8_t rte_cryptodev_allocate_driver(const struct rte_driver *driver);
-
-
-#define RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(drv, driver_id)\
-RTE_INIT(init_ ##driver_id);\
-static void init_ ##driver_id(void)\
-{\
-	driver_id = rte_cryptodev_allocate_driver(&(drv).driver);\
-}
-
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.h b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.h
index c983eb2..ba074e1 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.h
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.h
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ struct rte_cryptodev_global {
 	uint8_t max_devs;		/**< Max number of devices */
 };
 
+/* Cryptodev driver, containing the driver ID */
+struct cryptodev_driver {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(cryptodev_driver) next; /**< Next in list. */
+	const struct rte_driver *driver;
+	uint8_t id;
+};
+
 /** pointer to global crypto devices data structure. */
 extern struct rte_cryptodev_global *rte_cryptodev_globals;
 
@@ -405,6 +412,29 @@ void rte_cryptodev_pmd_callback_process(struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
 int
 rte_cryptodev_pmd_create_dev_name(char *name, const char *dev_name_prefix);
 
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Allocate Cryptodev driver.
+ *
+ * @param crypto_drv
+ *   Pointer to cryptodev_driver.
+ * @param drv
+ *   Pointer to rte_driver.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  The driver type identifier
+ */
+uint8_t rte_cryptodev_allocate_driver(struct cryptodev_driver *crypto_drv,
+		const struct rte_driver *drv);
+
+
+#define RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(crypto_drv, drv, driver_id)\
+RTE_INIT(init_ ##driver_id);\
+static void init_ ##driver_id(void)\
+{\
+	driver_id = rte_cryptodev_allocate_driver(&crypto_drv, &(drv).driver);\
+}
+
 static inline void *
 get_session_private_data(const struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *sess,
 		uint8_t driver_id) {
