diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_launch.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_launch.c
index fe0ba3f0d617..cf52d717f68e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_launch.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_launch.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 
+#include "eal_private.h"
+
 /*
  * Wait until a lcore finished its job.
  */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
index 798ede553b21..25e80547904f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
@@ -10,6 +10,28 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include <rte_dev.h>
+#include <rte_lcore.h>
+
+/**
+ * Structure storing internal configuration (per-lcore)
+ */
+struct lcore_config {
+	uint32_t core_id;      /**< core number on socket for this lcore */
+	uint32_t core_index;   /**< relative index, starting from 0 */
+	uint16_t socket_id;    /**< physical socket id for this lcore */
+	uint8_t core_role;         /**< role of core eg: OFF, RTE, SERVICE */
+	uint8_t detected;          /**< true if lcore was detected */
+	volatile enum rte_lcore_state_t state; /**< lcore state */
+	rte_cpuset_t cpuset;       /**< cpu set which the lcore affinity to */
+	pthread_t thread_id;       /**< pthread identifier */
+	int pipe_master2slave[2];  /**< communication pipe with master */
+	int pipe_slave2master[2];  /**< communication pipe with master */
+	lcore_function_t * volatile f;         /**< function to call */
+	void * volatile arg;       /**< argument of function */
+	volatile int ret;          /**< return value of function */
+};
+
+extern struct lcore_config lcore_config[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
 
 /**
  * Initialize the memzone subsystem (private to eal).
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_lcore.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_lcore.h
index c86f72eb12a8..0c683919564e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_lcore.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_lcore.h
@@ -66,30 +66,6 @@ typedef cpuset_t rte_cpuset_t;
 } while (0)
 #endif
 
-/**
- * Structure storing internal configuration (per-lcore)
- */
-struct lcore_config {
-	unsigned detected;         /**< true if lcore was detected */
-	pthread_t thread_id;       /**< pthread identifier */
-	int pipe_master2slave[2];  /**< communication pipe with master */
-	int pipe_slave2master[2];  /**< communication pipe with master */
-	lcore_function_t * volatile f;         /**< function to call */
-	void * volatile arg;       /**< argument of function */
-	volatile int ret;          /**< return value of function */
-	volatile enum rte_lcore_state_t state; /**< lcore state */
-	unsigned socket_id;        /**< physical socket id for this lcore */
-	unsigned core_id;          /**< core number on socket for this lcore */
-	int core_index;            /**< relative index, starting from 0 */
-	rte_cpuset_t cpuset;       /**< cpu set which the lcore affinity to */
-	uint8_t core_role;         /**< role of core eg: OFF, RTE, SERVICE */
-};
-
-/**
- * Internal configuration (per-lcore)
- */
-extern struct lcore_config lcore_config[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
-
 RTE_DECLARE_PER_LCORE(unsigned, _lcore_id);  /**< Per thread "lcore id". */
 RTE_DECLARE_PER_LCORE(rte_cpuset_t, _cpuset); /**< Per thread "cpuset". */
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_service.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_service.c
index c3653ebae46c..6e21f549051b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_service.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_service.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
+#include "eal_private.h"
+
 #define RTE_SERVICE_NUM_MAX 64
 
 #define SERVICE_F_REGISTERED    (1 << 0)
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
index 7cbf82d37b0a..aeedf397764f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	__rte_panic;
 	eal_parse_sysfs_value;
 	eal_timer_source;
-	lcore_config;
 	per_lcore__lcore_id;
 	per_lcore__rte_errno;
 	rte_calloc;
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/windows/eal/eal_thread.c b/lib/librte_eal/windows/eal/eal_thread.c
index 906502f90982..0591d4c7fb06 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/windows/eal/eal_thread.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/windows/eal/eal_thread.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <eal_thread.h>
 
+#include "eal_private.h"
 
 RTE_DEFINE_PER_LCORE(unsigned int, _lcore_id) = LCORE_ID_ANY;
 
