diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_08.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_08.rst
index fcd1386a5..13a98f520 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_08.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_08.rst
@@ -351,6 +351,9 @@ ABI Changes
 * bbdev: New operations and parameters added to support new 5GNR operations.
   The bbdev ABI is still kept experimental.
 
+* rawdev: The driver names have been changed to ``librte_rawdev_*``.
+  Now they all have the same prefix, and same name with make and meson builds.
+
 
 Shared Library Versions
 -----------------------
diff --git a/drivers/raw/dpaa2_cmdif/Makefile b/drivers/raw/dpaa2_cmdif/Makefile
index 9bd5ff229..2b4150c2d 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/dpaa2_cmdif/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/raw/dpaa2_cmdif/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 #
 # library name
 #
-LIB = librte_pmd_dpaa2_cmdif.a
+LIB = librte_rawdev_dpaa2_cmdif.a
 
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -O3
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LDLIBS += -lrte_mempool_dpaa2
 LDLIBS += -lrte_rawdev
 LDLIBS += -lrte_common_dpaax
 
-EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_dpaa2_cmdif_version.map
+EXPORT_MAP := rte_rawdev_dpaa2_cmdif_version.map
 
 LIBABIVER := 2
 
diff --git a/drivers/raw/dpaa2_cmdif/rte_pmd_dpaa2_cmdif_version.map b/drivers/raw/dpaa2_cmdif/rte_rawdev_dpaa2_cmdif_version.map
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/raw/dpaa2_cmdif/rte_pmd_dpaa2_cmdif_version.map
rename to drivers/raw/dpaa2_cmdif/rte_rawdev_dpaa2_cmdif_version.map
diff --git a/drivers/raw/dpaa2_qdma/Makefile b/drivers/raw/dpaa2_qdma/Makefile
index f9a810cc6..0009fd4c6 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/dpaa2_qdma/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/raw/dpaa2_qdma/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 #
 # library name
 #
-LIB = librte_pmd_dpaa2_qdma.a
+LIB = librte_rawdev_dpaa2_qdma.a
 
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -O3
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ LDLIBS += -lrte_kvargs
 LDLIBS += -lrte_ring
 LDLIBS += -lrte_common_dpaax
 
-EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_dpaa2_qdma_version.map
+EXPORT_MAP := rte_rawdev_dpaa2_qdma_version.map
 
 LIBABIVER := 3
 
diff --git a/drivers/raw/dpaa2_qdma/rte_pmd_dpaa2_qdma_version.map b/drivers/raw/dpaa2_qdma/rte_rawdev_dpaa2_qdma_version.map
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/raw/dpaa2_qdma/rte_pmd_dpaa2_qdma_version.map
rename to drivers/raw/dpaa2_qdma/rte_rawdev_dpaa2_qdma_version.map
diff --git a/drivers/raw/ifpga/Makefile b/drivers/raw/ifpga/Makefile
index 5fa9303d5..655b29288 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/ifpga/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/raw/ifpga/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 #
 # library name
 #
-LIB = librte_pmd_ifpga_rawdev.a
+LIB = librte_rawdev_ifpga.a
 
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -O3
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LDLIBS += -lrte_kvargs
 LDLIBS += -lrte_bus_pci
 LDLIBS += -lrte_bus_ifpga
 
-EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_ifpga_version.map
+EXPORT_MAP := rte_rawdev_ifpga_version.map
 
 LIBABIVER := 1
 
diff --git a/drivers/raw/ifpga/rte_pmd_ifpga_version.map b/drivers/raw/ifpga/rte_rawdev_ifpga_version.map
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/raw/ifpga/rte_pmd_ifpga_version.map
rename to drivers/raw/ifpga/rte_rawdev_ifpga_version.map
diff --git a/drivers/raw/ioat/Makefile b/drivers/raw/ioat/Makefile
index 32f079845..e852afb57 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/ioat/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/raw/ioat/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
 # library name
-LIB = librte_pmd_ioat_rawdev.a
+LIB = librte_rawdev_ioat.a
 
 # build flags
 CFLAGS += -O3
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ LDLIBS += -lrte_mbuf -lrte_mempool
 LIBABIVER := 1
 
 # versioning export map
-EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_ioat_version.map
+EXPORT_MAP := rte_rawdev_ioat_version.map
 
 # library source files
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_IOAT_RAWDEV) += ioat_rawdev.c
diff --git a/drivers/raw/ioat/rte_pmd_ioat_version.map b/drivers/raw/ioat/rte_rawdev_ioat_version.map
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/raw/ioat/rte_pmd_ioat_version.map
rename to drivers/raw/ioat/rte_rawdev_ioat_version.map
diff --git a/drivers/raw/meson.build b/drivers/raw/meson.build
index bcd5553e1..d7037cd87 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/raw/meson.build
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ drivers = ['dpaa2_cmdif', 'dpaa2_qdma',
 	'skeleton']
 std_deps = ['rawdev']
 config_flag_fmt = 'RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_@0@_RAWDEV'
-driver_name_fmt = 'rte_pmd_@0@'
+driver_name_fmt = 'rte_rawdev_@0@'
diff --git a/drivers/raw/ntb/Makefile b/drivers/raw/ntb/Makefile
index edd49fe75..6fe2aaf40 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/ntb/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/raw/ntb/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 #
 # library name
 #
-LIB = librte_pmd_ntb.a
+LIB = librte_rawdev_ntb.a
 
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -O3
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_mbuf -lrte_mempool
 LDLIBS += -lrte_pci -lrte_bus_pci
 LDLIBS += -lrte_rawdev
 
-EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_ntb_version.map
+EXPORT_MAP := rte_rawdev_ntb_version.map
 
 LIBABIVER := 1
 
diff --git a/drivers/raw/ntb/rte_pmd_ntb_version.map b/drivers/raw/ntb/rte_rawdev_ntb_version.map
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/raw/ntb/rte_pmd_ntb_version.map
rename to drivers/raw/ntb/rte_rawdev_ntb_version.map
diff --git a/drivers/raw/octeontx2_dma/Makefile b/drivers/raw/octeontx2_dma/Makefile
index 96f782eb6..f101e4916 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/octeontx2_dma/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/raw/octeontx2_dma/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
 # library name
-LIB = librte_pmd_octeontx2_dma.a
+LIB = librte_rawdev_octeontx2_dma.a
 
 CFLAGS += -O3 $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/common/octeontx2/
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CFLAGS += -diag-disable 2259
 endif
 endif
 
-EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_octeontx2_dma_version.map
+EXPORT_MAP := rte_rawdev_octeontx2_dma_version.map
 
 LIBABIVER := 1
 
diff --git a/drivers/raw/octeontx2_dma/rte_pmd_octeontx2_dma_version.map b/drivers/raw/octeontx2_dma/rte_rawdev_octeontx2_dma_version.map
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/raw/octeontx2_dma/rte_pmd_octeontx2_dma_version.map
rename to drivers/raw/octeontx2_dma/rte_rawdev_octeontx2_dma_version.map
diff --git a/drivers/raw/skeleton/Makefile b/drivers/raw/skeleton/Makefile
index 9641e6505..783b1e952 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/skeleton/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/raw/skeleton/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 #
 # library name
 #
-LIB = librte_pmd_skeleton_rawdev.a
+LIB = librte_rawdev_skeleton.a
 
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LDLIBS += -lrte_rawdev
 LDLIBS += -lrte_bus_vdev
 LDLIBS += -lrte_kvargs
 
-EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_skeleton_version.map
+EXPORT_MAP := rte_rawdev_skeleton_version.map
 
 LIBABIVER := 1
 
diff --git a/drivers/raw/skeleton/rte_pmd_skeleton_version.map b/drivers/raw/skeleton/rte_rawdev_skeleton_version.map
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/raw/skeleton/rte_pmd_skeleton_version.map
rename to drivers/raw/skeleton/rte_rawdev_skeleton_version.map
diff --git a/mk/rte.app.mk b/mk/rte.app.mk
index a277c808e..ba5c39e01 100644
--- a/mk/rte.app.mk
+++ b/mk/rte.app.mk
@@ -312,19 +312,19 @@ _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_OPDL_EVENTDEV) += -lrte_pmd_opdl_event
 endif # CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_RAWDEV),y)
-_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SKELETON_RAWDEV) += -lrte_pmd_skeleton_rawdev
+_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SKELETON_RAWDEV) += -lrte_rawdev_skeleton
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EAL_VFIO)$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_FSLMC_BUS),yy)
-_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_DPAA2_CMDIF_RAWDEV) += -lrte_pmd_dpaa2_cmdif
-_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_DPAA2_QDMA_RAWDEV) += -lrte_pmd_dpaa2_qdma
+_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_DPAA2_CMDIF_RAWDEV) += -lrte_rawdev_dpaa2_cmdif
+_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_DPAA2_QDMA_RAWDEV) += -lrte_rawdev_dpaa2_qdma
 endif # CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_FSLMC_BUS
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IFPGA_BUS)      += -lrte_bus_ifpga
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IFPGA_BUS),y)
-_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_IFPGA_RAWDEV)   += -lrte_pmd_ifpga_rawdev
+_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_IFPGA_RAWDEV)   += -lrte_rawdev_ifpga
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IPN3KE_PMD)       += -lrte_pmd_ipn3ke
 endif # CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IFPGA_BUS
-_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_IOAT_RAWDEV)   += -lrte_pmd_ioat_rawdev
-_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_NTB_RAWDEV) += -lrte_pmd_ntb
-_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_OCTEONTX2_DMA_RAWDEV) += -lrte_pmd_octeontx2_dma
+_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_IOAT_RAWDEV)   += -lrte_rawdev_ioat
+_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_NTB_RAWDEV) += -lrte_rawdev_ntb
+_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_OCTEONTX2_DMA_RAWDEV) += -lrte_rawdev_octeontx2_dma
 endif # CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_RAWDEV
 
 endif # !CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
