diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/Makefile b/drivers/net/mlx5/Makefile
index 1e9c0b4..124ee4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/Makefile
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ mlx5_autoconf.h.new: $(RTE_SDK)/buildtools/auto-config-h.sh
 		enum ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_100000baseKR4_Full_BIT \
 		$(AUTOCONF_OUTPUT)
 	$Q sh -- '$<' '$@' \
-		HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT \
+		HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V42 \
 		infiniband/verbs.h \
 		type 'struct ibv_counter_set_init_attr' \
 		$(AUTOCONF_OUTPUT)
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/meson.build b/drivers/net/mlx5/meson.build
index c192d44..e613a21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/meson.build
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ if build
 	has_member_args = [
 		[ 'HAVE_IBV_MLX5_MOD_SWP', 'infiniband/mlx5dv.h',
 		'struct mlx5dv_sw_parsing_caps', 'sw_parsing_offloads' ],
-		[ 'HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT', 'infiniband/verbs.h',
+		[ 'HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V42', 'infiniband/verbs.h',
 		'struct ibv_counter_set_init_attr', 'counter_set_id' ],
 	]
 	# input array for meson symbol search:
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index cfff54e..cb86a69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@
 	unsigned int mprq_max_stride_size_n = 0;
 	unsigned int mprq_min_stride_num_n = 0;
 	unsigned int mprq_max_stride_num_n = 0;
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V42
 	struct ibv_counter_set_description cs_desc = { .counter_type = 0 };
 #endif
 	struct ether_addr mac;
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@
 	config.hw_csum = !!(attr.device_cap_flags_ex & IBV_DEVICE_RAW_IP_CSUM);
 	DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "checksum offloading is %ssupported",
 		(config.hw_csum ? "" : "not "));
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V42
 	config.flow_counter_en = !!attr.max_counter_sets;
 	mlx5_glue->describe_counter_set(ctx, 0, &cs_desc);
 	DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "counter type = %d, num of cs = %ld, attributes = %d",
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
index 6ddb13b..3d6fedb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 		cnt->ref_cnt++;
 		return cnt;
 	}
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V42
 
 	struct mlx5_flow_counter tmpl = {
 		.shared = shared,
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@
 {
 	const struct rte_flow_action_count *count = action->conf;
 	struct rte_flow *flow = dev_flow->flow;
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V42
 	unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_counter_action);
 	struct ibv_flow_spec_counter_action counter = {
 		.type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_ACTION_COUNT,
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@
 						  " context.");
 	}
 	*action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_COUNT;
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V42
 	counter.counter_set_handle = flow->counter->cs->handle;
 	flow_verbs_spec_add(dev_flow, &counter, size);
 #endif
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@
 			detected_actions |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS;
 			break;
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COUNT:
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V42
 			size += sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_counter_action);
 #endif
 			detected_actions |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_COUNT;
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@
 		       void *data __rte_unused,
 		       struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V42
 	if (flow->actions & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_COUNT) {
 		struct rte_flow_query_count *qc = data;
 		uint64_t counters[2] = {0, 0};
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.c
index 48590df..889e074 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
 mlx5_glue_create_counter_set(struct ibv_context *context,
 			     struct ibv_counter_set_init_attr *init_attr)
 {
-#ifndef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
+#ifndef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V42
 	(void)context;
 	(void)init_attr;
 	return NULL;
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 static int
 mlx5_glue_destroy_counter_set(struct ibv_counter_set *cs)
 {
-#ifndef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
+#ifndef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V42
 	(void)cs;
 	return ENOTSUP;
 #else
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 			       uint16_t counter_set_id,
 			       struct ibv_counter_set_description *cs_desc)
 {
-#ifndef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
+#ifndef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V42
 	(void)context;
 	(void)counter_set_id;
 	(void)cs_desc;
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 mlx5_glue_query_counter_set(struct ibv_query_counter_set_attr *query_attr,
 			    struct ibv_counter_set_data *cs_data)
 {
-#ifndef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
+#ifndef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V42
 	(void)query_attr;
 	(void)cs_data;
 	return ENOTSUP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.h
index f6e4e38..adee972 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_glue.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define MLX5_GLUE_VERSION ""
 #endif
 
-#ifndef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
+#ifndef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V42
 struct ibv_counter_set;
 struct ibv_counter_set_data;
 struct ibv_counter_set_description;
