diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/base/bcm_osal.c b/drivers/net/qede/base/bcm_osal.c
index 16029b5..67270fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/base/bcm_osal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/base/bcm_osal.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ void *osal_dma_alloc_coherent_aligned(struct ecore_dev *p_dev,
 	return mz->addr;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ECORE_ZIPPED_FW
 u32 qede_unzip_data(struct ecore_hwfn *p_hwfn, u32 input_len,
 		    u8 *input_buf, u32 max_size, u8 *unzip_buf)
 {
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ u32 qede_unzip_data(struct ecore_hwfn *p_hwfn, u32 input_len,
 
 	return p_hwfn->stream->total_out / 4;
 }
+#endif
 
 void
 qede_get_mcp_proto_stats(struct ecore_dev *edev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore.h b/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore.h
index c83b22b..b9127de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore.h
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore.h
@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@
 #ifndef __ECORE_H
 #define __ECORE_H
 
+/* @DPDK */
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#define CONFIG_ECORE_BINARY_FW
+#define CONFIG_ECORE_ZIPPED_FW
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ECORE_ZIPPED_FW
+#include <zlib.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "ecore_hsi_common.h"
 #include "ecore_hsi_debug_tools.h"
 #include "ecore_hsi_init_func.h"
@@ -423,9 +435,6 @@ struct storm_stats {
 	u32 len;
 };
 
-#define CONFIG_ECORE_BINARY_FW
-#define CONFIG_ECORE_ZIPPED_FW
-
 struct ecore_fw_data {
 #ifdef CONFIG_ECORE_BINARY_FW
 	struct fw_ver_info *fw_ver_info;
@@ -521,8 +530,8 @@ struct ecore_hwfn {
 	/* QM init */
 	struct ecore_qm_info		qm_info;
 
-	/* Buffer for unzipping firmware data */
 #ifdef CONFIG_ECORE_ZIPPED_FW
+	/* Buffer for unzipping firmware data */
 	void *unzip_buf;
 #endif
 
@@ -674,9 +683,10 @@ struct ecore_dev {
 	bool				b_is_emul_full;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ECORE_BINARY_FW /* @DPDK */
 	void				*firmware;
-
 	u64				fw_len;
+#endif
 
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/qede_main.c b/drivers/net/qede/qede_main.c
index 73608c6..2e62371 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/qede_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/qede_main.c
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
  * See LICENSE.qede_pmd for copyright and licensing details.
  */
 
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <zlib.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 
@@ -20,7 +16,6 @@ static uint8_t npar_tx_switching = 1;
 /* Alarm timeout. */
 #define QEDE_ALARM_TIMEOUT_US 100000
 
-#define CONFIG_QED_BINARY_FW
 /* Global variable to hold absolute path of fw file */
 char fw_file[PATH_MAX];
 
@@ -83,6 +78,7 @@ static int qed_nic_setup(struct ecore_dev *edev)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ECORE_ZIPPED_FW
 static int qed_alloc_stream_mem(struct ecore_dev *edev)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -112,7 +108,9 @@ static void qed_free_stream_mem(struct ecore_dev *edev)
 		OSAL_FREE(p_hwfn->p_dev, p_hwfn->stream);
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ECORE_BINARY_FW
 static int qed_load_firmware_data(struct ecore_dev *edev)
 {
 	int fd;
@@ -158,6 +156,7 @@ static int qed_load_firmware_data(struct ecore_dev *edev)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 static void qed_handle_bulletin_change(struct ecore_hwfn *hwfn)
 {
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ static int qed_slowpath_start(struct ecore_dev *edev,
 	struct ecore_tunn_start_params tunn_info;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_QED_BINARY_FW
+#ifdef CONFIG_ECORE_BINARY_FW
 	if (IS_PF(edev)) {
 		rc = qed_load_firmware_data(edev);
 		if (rc) {
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ static int qed_slowpath_start(struct ecore_dev *edev,
 	/* set int_coalescing_mode */
 	edev->int_coalescing_mode = ECORE_COAL_MODE_ENABLE;
 
-	/* Should go with CONFIG_QED_BINARY_FW */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ECORE_ZIPPED_FW
 	if (IS_PF(edev)) {
 		/* Allocate stream for unzipping */
 		rc = qed_alloc_stream_mem(edev);
@@ -252,9 +251,10 @@ static int qed_slowpath_start(struct ecore_dev *edev,
 	}
 
 	qed_start_iov_task(edev);
+#endif
 
 	/* Start the slowpath */
-#ifdef CONFIG_QED_BINARY_FW
+#ifdef CONFIG_ECORE_BINARY_FW
 	if (IS_PF(edev))
 		data = edev->firmware;
 #endif
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static int qed_slowpath_start(struct ecore_dev *edev,
 err2:
 	ecore_resc_free(edev);
 err:
-#ifdef CONFIG_QED_BINARY_FW
+#ifdef CONFIG_ECORE_BINARY_FW
 	if (IS_PF(edev)) {
 		if (edev->firmware)
 			rte_free(edev->firmware);
@@ -625,7 +625,9 @@ static int qed_slowpath_stop(struct ecore_dev *edev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (IS_PF(edev)) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_ECORE_ZIPPED_FW
 		qed_free_stream_mem(edev);
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_QED_SRIOV
 		if (IS_QED_ETH_IF(edev))
