diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.c b/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.c
index c60b61a904b0..e09a0592673f 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ evt_options_dump(struct evt_options *opt)
 	evt_dump("verbose_level", "%d", opt->verbose_level);
 	evt_dump("socket_id", "%d", opt->socket_id);
 	evt_dump("pool_sz", "%d", opt->pool_sz);
-	evt_dump("master lcore", "%d", rte_get_master_lcore());
+	evt_dump("initial lcore", "%d", rte_get_initial_lcore());
 	evt_dump("nb_pkts", "%"PRIu64, opt->nb_pkts);
 	evt_dump("nb_timers", "%"PRIu64, opt->nb_timers);
 	evt_dump_begin("available lcores");
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_order_common.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_order_common.c
index 4190f9ade82b..4082e2f210f8 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_order_common.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_order_common.c
@@ -74,15 +74,15 @@ order_opt_check(struct evt_options *opt)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	/* 1 producer + N workers + 1 master */
+	/* 1 producer + N workers + 1 initial lcore */
 	if (rte_lcore_count() < 3) {
 		evt_err("test need minimum 3 lcores");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	/* Validate worker lcores */
-	if (evt_lcores_has_overlap(opt->wlcores, rte_get_master_lcore())) {
-		evt_err("worker lcores overlaps with master lcore");
+	if (evt_lcores_has_overlap(opt->wlcores, rte_get_initial_lcore())) {
+		evt_err("worker lcores overlaps with initial lcore");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ order_opt_check(struct evt_options *opt)
 	}
 
 	/* Validate producer lcore */
-	if (plcore == (int)rte_get_master_lcore()) {
-		evt_err("producer lcore and master lcore should be different");
+	if (plcore == (int)rte_get_initial_lcore()) {
+		evt_err("producer lcore and initial lcore should be different");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (!rte_lcore_is_enabled(plcore)) {
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ order_launch_lcores(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt,
 
 	int wkr_idx = 0;
 	/* launch workers */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		if (!(opt->wlcores[lcore_id]))
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
index b3af4bfecaff..752603803b25 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ perf_launch_lcores(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt,
 
 	int port_idx = 0;
 	/* launch workers */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		if (!(opt->wlcores[lcore_id]))
 			continue;
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ perf_launch_lcores(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt,
 	}
 
 	/* launch producers */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		if (!(opt->plcores[lcore_id]))
 			continue;
 
@@ -541,8 +541,8 @@ perf_opt_check(struct evt_options *opt, uint64_t nb_queues)
 {
 	unsigned int lcores;
 
-	/* N producer + N worker + 1 master when producer cores are used
-	 * Else N worker + 1 master when Rx adapter is used
+	/* N producer + N worker + 1 initial lcore when producer cores are used
+	 * Else N worker + 1 initial lcore when Rx adapter is used
 	 */
 	lcores = opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_SYNT ? 3 : 2;
 
@@ -552,8 +552,8 @@ perf_opt_check(struct evt_options *opt, uint64_t nb_queues)
 	}
 
 	/* Validate worker lcores */
-	if (evt_lcores_has_overlap(opt->wlcores, rte_get_master_lcore())) {
-		evt_err("worker lcores overlaps with master lcore");
+	if (evt_lcores_has_overlap(opt->wlcores, rte_get_initial_lcore())) {
+		evt_err("worker lcores overlaps with initial lcore");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (evt_lcores_has_overlap_multi(opt->wlcores, opt->plcores)) {
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@ perf_opt_check(struct evt_options *opt, uint64_t nb_queues)
 			opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_TIMER_ADPTR) {
 		/* Validate producer lcores */
 		if (evt_lcores_has_overlap(opt->plcores,
-					rte_get_master_lcore())) {
-			evt_err("producer lcores overlaps with master lcore");
+					rte_get_initial_lcore())) {
+			evt_err("producer lcores overlaps with initial lcore");
 			return -1;
 		}
 		if (evt_has_disabled_lcore(opt->plcores)) {
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
index 17088b1b48e4..00ec3dad6bf7 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pipeline_launch_lcores(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt,
 
 	int port_idx = 0;
 	/* launch workers */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		if (!(opt->wlcores[lcore_id]))
 			continue;
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ pipeline_opt_check(struct evt_options *opt, uint64_t nb_queues)
 {
 	unsigned int lcores;
 	/*
-	 * N worker + 1 master
+	 * N worker + 1 initial lcore
 	 */
 	lcores = 2;
 
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ pipeline_opt_check(struct evt_options *opt, uint64_t nb_queues)
 	}
 
 	/* Validate worker lcores */
-	if (evt_lcores_has_overlap(opt->wlcores, rte_get_master_lcore())) {
-		evt_err("worker lcores overlaps with master lcore");
+	if (evt_lcores_has_overlap(opt->wlcores, rte_get_initial_lcore())) {
+		evt_err("worker lcores overlaps with initial lcore");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (evt_has_disabled_lcore(opt->wlcores)) {
