diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/Makefile b/drivers/net/mlx4/Makefile
index c004ac71c..cc9db9977 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
 # Library name.
 LIB = librte_pmd_mlx4.a
-LIB_GLUE = librte_pmd_mlx4_glue.so
+LIB_GLUE = $(LIB_GLUE_BASE).$(LIB_GLUE_VERSION)
+LIB_GLUE_BASE = librte_pmd_mlx4_glue.so
+LIB_GLUE_VERSION = 18.02.1
 
 # Sources.
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_PMD) += mlx4.c
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ CFLAGS += -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=600
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_DLOPEN_DEPS),y)
 CFLAGS += -DMLX4_GLUE='"$(LIB_GLUE)"'
+CFLAGS += -DMLX4_GLUE_VERSION='"$(LIB_GLUE_VERSION)"'
 CFLAGS_mlx4_glue.o += -fPIC
 LDLIBS += -ldl
 else
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@ $(LIB): $(LIB_GLUE)
 
 $(LIB_GLUE): mlx4_glue.o
 	$Q $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS) \
+		-Wl,-h,$(LIB_GLUE) \
 		-s -shared -o $@ $< -libverbs -lmlx4
 
 mlx4_glue.o: mlx4_autoconf.h
@@ -139,6 +143,6 @@ endif
 
 clean_mlx4: FORCE
 	$Q rm -f -- mlx4_autoconf.h mlx4_autoconf.h.new
-	$Q rm -f -- mlx4_glue.o $(LIB_GLUE)
+	$Q rm -f -- mlx4_glue.o $(LIB_GLUE_BASE)*
 
 clean: clean_mlx4
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
index 201d39b6e..61a852fb9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
@@ -808,6 +808,11 @@ rte_mlx4_pmd_init(void)
 			assert(((const void *const *)mlx4_glue)[i]);
 	}
 #endif
+	if (strcmp(mlx4_glue->version, MLX4_GLUE_VERSION)) {
+		ERROR("rdma-core glue \"%s\" mismatch: \"%s\" is required",
+		      mlx4_glue->version, MLX4_GLUE_VERSION);
+		return;
+	}
 	mlx4_glue->fork_init();
 	rte_pci_register(&mlx4_driver);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_glue.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_glue.c
index 47ae7ad0f..3b79d320e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_glue.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_glue.c
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ mlx4_glue_dv_set_context_attr(struct ibv_context *context,
 }
 
 const struct mlx4_glue *mlx4_glue = &(const struct mlx4_glue){
+	.version = MLX4_GLUE_VERSION,
 	.fork_init = mlx4_glue_fork_init,
 	.get_async_event = mlx4_glue_get_async_event,
 	.ack_async_event = mlx4_glue_ack_async_event,
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_glue.h b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_glue.h
index de251c622..368f906bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_glue.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_glue.h
@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@
 #pragma GCC diagnostic error "-Wpedantic"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef MLX4_GLUE_VERSION
+#define MLX4_GLUE_VERSION ""
+#endif
+
+/* LIB_GLUE_VERSION must be updated every time this structure is modified. */
 struct mlx4_glue {
+	const char *version;
 	int (*fork_init)(void);
 	int (*get_async_event)(struct ibv_context *context,
 			       struct ibv_async_event *event);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/Makefile b/drivers/net/mlx5/Makefile
index 4b20d718b..4086f2039 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
 # Library name.
 LIB = librte_pmd_mlx5.a
-LIB_GLUE = librte_pmd_mlx5_glue.so
+LIB_GLUE = $(LIB_GLUE_BASE).$(LIB_GLUE_VERSION)
+LIB_GLUE_BASE = librte_pmd_mlx5_glue.so
+LIB_GLUE_VERSION = 18.02.1
 
 # Sources.
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_PMD) += mlx5.c
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 CFLAGS += -Wno-strict-prototypes
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_DLOPEN_DEPS),y)
 CFLAGS += -DMLX5_GLUE='"$(LIB_GLUE)"'
+CFLAGS += -DMLX5_GLUE_VERSION='"$(LIB_GLUE_VERSION)"'
 CFLAGS_mlx5_glue.o += -fPIC
 LDLIBS += -ldl
 else
@@ -180,6 +183,7 @@ $(LIB): $(LIB_GLUE)
 
 $(LIB_GLUE): mlx5_glue.o
 	$Q $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS) \
+		-Wl,-h,$(LIB_GLUE) \
 		-s -shared -o $@ $< -libverbs -lmlx5
 
 mlx5_glue.o: mlx5_autoconf.h
@@ -188,6 +192,6 @@ endif
 
 clean_mlx5: FORCE
 	$Q rm -f -- mlx5_autoconf.h mlx5_autoconf.h.new
-	$Q rm -f -- mlx5_glue.o $(LIB_GLUE)
+	$Q rm -f -- mlx5_glue.o $(LIB_GLUE_BASE)*
 
 clean: clean_mlx5
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index 050cfac0d..341230d2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -1151,6 +1151,11 @@ rte_mlx5_pmd_init(void)
 			assert(((const void *const *)mlx5_glue)[i]);
 	}
 #endif
+	if (strcmp(mlx5_glue->version, MLX5_GLUE_VERSION)) {
+		ERROR("rdma-core glue \"%s\" mismatch: \"%s\" is required",
+		      mlx5_glue->version, MLX5_GLUE_VERSION);
+		return;
+	}
 	mlx5_glue->fork_init();
 	rte_pci_register(&mlx5_driver);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.c
index 8f500be6e..1c4396ada 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.c
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ mlx5_glue_dv_init_obj(struct mlx5dv_obj *obj, uint64_t obj_type)
 }
 
 const struct mlx5_glue *mlx5_glue = &(const struct mlx5_glue){
+	.version = MLX5_GLUE_VERSION,
 	.fork_init = mlx5_glue_fork_init,
 	.alloc_pd = mlx5_glue_alloc_pd,
 	.dealloc_pd = mlx5_glue_dealloc_pd,
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.h
index 7fed302ba..b5efee3b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.h
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #pragma GCC diagnostic error "-Wpedantic"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef MLX5_GLUE_VERSION
+#define MLX5_GLUE_VERSION ""
+#endif
+
 #ifndef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
 struct ibv_counter_set;
 struct ibv_counter_set_data;
@@ -27,7 +31,9 @@ struct ibv_counter_set_init_attr;
 struct ibv_query_counter_set_attr;
 #endif
 
+/* LIB_GLUE_VERSION must be updated every time this structure is modified. */
 struct mlx5_glue {
+	const char *version;
 	int (*fork_init)(void);
 	struct ibv_pd *(*alloc_pd)(struct ibv_context *context);
 	int (*dealloc_pd)(struct ibv_pd *pd);
