diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
index efe2812a8..0d04e4657 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
@@ -350,21 +350,6 @@ nic_stats_mapping_display(portid_t port_id)
 	       nic_stats_mapping_border, nic_stats_mapping_border);
 }
 
-static void
-burst_mode_options_display(uint64_t options)
-{
-	int offset;
-
-	while (options != 0) {
-		offset = rte_bsf64(options);
-
-		printf(" %s",
-		       rte_eth_burst_mode_option_name(1ULL << offset));
-
-		options &= ~(1ULL << offset);
-	}
-}
-
 void
 rx_queue_infos_display(portid_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
 {
@@ -397,10 +382,8 @@ rx_queue_infos_display(portid_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
 		(qinfo.scattered_rx != 0) ? "on" : "off");
 	printf("\nNumber of RXDs: %hu", qinfo.nb_desc);
 
-	if (rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get(port_id, queue_id, &mode) == 0) {
-		printf("\nBurst mode:");
-		burst_mode_options_display(mode.options);
-	}
+	if (rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get(port_id, queue_id, &mode) == 0)
+		printf("\nBurst mode: %s", mode.alternate_options);
 
 	printf("\n");
 }
@@ -433,10 +416,8 @@ tx_queue_infos_display(portid_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
 		(qinfo.conf.tx_deferred_start != 0) ? "on" : "off");
 	printf("\nNumber of TXDs: %hu", qinfo.nb_desc);
 
-	if (rte_eth_tx_burst_mode_get(port_id, queue_id, &mode) == 0) {
-		printf("\nBurst mode:");
-		burst_mode_options_display(mode.options);
-	}
+	if (rte_eth_tx_burst_mode_get(port_id, queue_id, &mode) == 0)
+		printf("\nBurst mode: %s", mode.alternate_options);
 
 	printf("\n");
 }
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features.rst b/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
index d96696801..7a31cf7c8 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
@@ -879,8 +879,7 @@ Burst mode info
 Supports to get Rx/Tx packet burst mode information.
 
 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``rx_burst_mode_get``, ``tx_burst_mode_get``.
-* **[related] API**: ``rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get()``, ``rte_eth_tx_burst_mode_get()``,
-  ``rte_eth_burst_mode_option_name()``.
+* **[related] API**: ``rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get()``, ``rte_eth_tx_burst_mode_get()``.
 
 .. _nic_features_other:
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst
index ae8e7b2f0..8fd1e7e62 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ New Features
   ``rte_eth_tx_burst_mode_get`` that allow an application
   to retrieve the mode information about RX/TX packet burst
   such as Scalar or Vector, and Vector technology like AVX2.
-  Another new function ``rte_eth_burst_mode_option_name`` is
-  provided for burst mode options stringification.
 
 * **Updated the Intel ice driver.**
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index 7743205d3..1ff4c302d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -179,9 +179,6 @@ static const struct {
 	{ RTE_ETH_BURST_AVX2, "AVX2" },
 	{ RTE_ETH_BURST_AVX512, "AVX512" },
 
-	{ RTE_ETH_BURST_SCATTERED, "Scattered" },
-	{ RTE_ETH_BURST_BULK_ALLOC, "Bulk Alloc" },
-	{ RTE_ETH_BURST_SIMPLE, "Simple" },
 	{ RTE_ETH_BURST_PER_QUEUE, "Per Queue" },
 };
 
@@ -4236,11 +4233,55 @@ rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline const char *
+burst_mode_option_name(uint64_t option)
+{
+	const char *name = "";
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(rte_burst_option_names); ++i) {
+		if (option == rte_burst_option_names[i].option) {
+			name = rte_burst_option_names[i].name;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return name;
+}
+
+static int
+burst_mode_options_append(struct rte_eth_burst_mode *mode)
+{
+	int optlen, len = strlen(mode->alternate_options);
+	const char *sep = len > 0 ? ", " : "";
+	uint64_t options = mode->options;
+	int offset;
+
+	while (options != 0) {
+		offset = rte_bsf64(options);
+
+		optlen = snprintf(&mode->alternate_options[len],
+				  RTE_ETH_BURST_MODE_ALT_OPT_SIZE - len,
+				  "%s%s",
+				  sep, burst_mode_option_name(1ULL << offset));
+		if (optlen < 0 ||
+		    optlen >= (RTE_ETH_BURST_MODE_ALT_OPT_SIZE - len))
+			return -ENOSPC; /* An error or output was truncated */
+
+		len += optlen;
+		options &= ~(1ULL << offset);
+		sep = " ";
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int
 rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 			  struct rte_eth_burst_mode *mode)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	int ret;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
 
@@ -4256,8 +4297,12 @@ rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_burst_mode_get, -ENOTSUP);
 	memset(mode, 0, sizeof(*mode));
-	return eth_err(port_id,
-		       dev->dev_ops->rx_burst_mode_get(dev, queue_id, mode));
+
+	ret = dev->dev_ops->rx_burst_mode_get(dev, queue_id, mode);
+	if (ret == 0)
+		ret = burst_mode_options_append(mode);
+
+	return eth_err(port_id, ret);
 }
 
 int
@@ -4265,6 +4310,7 @@ rte_eth_tx_burst_mode_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 			  struct rte_eth_burst_mode *mode)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	int ret;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
 
@@ -4280,24 +4326,12 @@ rte_eth_tx_burst_mode_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->tx_burst_mode_get, -ENOTSUP);
 	memset(mode, 0, sizeof(*mode));
-	return eth_err(port_id,
-		       dev->dev_ops->tx_burst_mode_get(dev, queue_id, mode));
-}
-
-const char *
-rte_eth_burst_mode_option_name(uint64_t option)
-{
-	const char *name = "";
-	unsigned int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(rte_burst_option_names); ++i) {
-		if (option == rte_burst_option_names[i].option) {
-			name = rte_burst_option_names[i].name;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
+	ret = dev->dev_ops->tx_burst_mode_get(dev, queue_id, mode);
+	if (ret == 0)
+		ret = burst_mode_options_append(mode);
 
-	return name;
+	return eth_err(port_id, ret);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
index c36c1b631..7471d4471 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -1250,30 +1250,29 @@ struct rte_eth_txq_info {
 /**
  * Burst mode types, values can be ORed to define the burst mode of a driver.
  */
-enum rte_eth_burst_mode_option {
-	RTE_ETH_BURST_SCALAR = (1 << 0),
-	RTE_ETH_BURST_VECTOR = (1 << 1),
-
-	/**< bits[15:2] are reserved for each vector type */
-	RTE_ETH_BURST_ALTIVEC = (1 << 2),
-	RTE_ETH_BURST_NEON = (1 << 3),
-	RTE_ETH_BURST_SSE = (1 << 4),
-	RTE_ETH_BURST_AVX2 = (1 << 5),
-	RTE_ETH_BURST_AVX512 = (1 << 6),
-
-	RTE_ETH_BURST_SCATTERED = (1 << 16), /**< Support scattered packets */
-	RTE_ETH_BURST_BULK_ALLOC = (1 << 17), /**< Support mbuf bulk alloc */
-	RTE_ETH_BURST_SIMPLE = (1 << 18),
-
-	RTE_ETH_BURST_PER_QUEUE = (1 << 19), /**< Support per queue burst */
-};
+#define RTE_ETH_BURST_SCALAR        (1ULL << 0)
+#define RTE_ETH_BURST_VECTOR        (1ULL << 1)
+/**< bits[15:2] are reserved for each vector type */
+#define RTE_ETH_BURST_ALTIVEC       (1ULL << 2)
+#define RTE_ETH_BURST_NEON          (1ULL << 3)
+#define RTE_ETH_BURST_SSE           (1ULL << 4)
+#define RTE_ETH_BURST_AVX2          (1ULL << 5)
+#define RTE_ETH_BURST_AVX512        (1ULL << 6)
+/**< Support per queue burst */
+#define RTE_ETH_BURST_PER_QUEUE     (1ULL << 63)
 
 /**
  * Ethernet device RX/TX queue packet burst mode information structure.
  * Used to retrieve information about packet burst mode setting.
  */
+#define RTE_ETH_BURST_MODE_ALT_OPT_SIZE 1024
 struct rte_eth_burst_mode {
 	uint64_t options;
+
+	/**< Each PMD can fill specific burst mode information into this, and
+	 * ethdev APIs will append the 'options' string format at its end.
+	 */
+	char alternate_options[RTE_ETH_BURST_MODE_ALT_OPT_SIZE];
 };
 
 /** Maximum name length for extended statistics counters */
@@ -3706,20 +3705,6 @@ __rte_experimental
 int rte_eth_tx_burst_mode_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 	struct rte_eth_burst_mode *mode);
 
-/**
- * Retrieve name about burst mode option.
- *
- * @param option
- *   The burst mode option of type *rte_eth_burst_mode_option*.
- *
- * @return
- *   - "": Not found
- *   - "xxx": name of the mode option.
- */
-__rte_experimental
-const char *
-rte_eth_burst_mode_option_name(uint64_t option);
-
 /**
  * Retrieve device registers and register attributes (number of registers and
  * register size)
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
index e59d51648..5b00b9a40 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
@@ -287,5 +287,4 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	# added in 19.11
 	rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get;
 	rte_eth_tx_burst_mode_get;
-	rte_eth_burst_mode_option_name;
 };
