diff --git a/config/common_base b/config/common_base
index 16a8f09b6..96d5031d9 100644
--- a/config/common_base
+++ b/config/common_base
@@ -722,7 +722,6 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_ZLIB=n
 # Compile generic event device library
 #
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV=y
-CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV_DEBUG=n
 CONFIG_RTE_EVENT_MAX_DEVS=16
 CONFIG_RTE_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES_PER_DEV=64
 CONFIG_RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_NUM_MAX=32
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.h
index 93b717af9..de13ca7f0 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.h
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_enqueue(uint8_t dev_id,
 {
 	const struct rte_eventdev *dev = &rte_eventdevs[dev_id];
 
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV_DEBUG
+#ifdef RTE_DEBUG
 	if (dev_id >= RTE_EVENT_MAX_DEVS ||
 		!rte_eventdevs[dev_id].attached) {
 		rte_errno = EINVAL;
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c
index 161e21a68..02c27b91e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops swtim_ops;
 
 #define EVTIM_LOG_ERR(...) EVTIM_LOG(ERR, evtim_logtype, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV_DEBUG
+#ifdef RTE_DEBUG
 #define EVTIM_LOG_DBG(...) \
 	EVTIM_LOG(DEBUG, evtim_logtype, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define EVTIM_BUF_LOG_DBG(...) \
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ __swtim_arm_burst(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter,
 	struct rte_timer *tim, *tims[nb_evtims];
 	uint64_t cycles;
 
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV_DEBUG
+#ifdef RTE_DEBUG
 	/* Check that the service is running. */
 	if (rte_service_runstate_get(adapter->data->service_id) != 1) {
 		rte_errno = EINVAL;
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ swtim_cancel_burst(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter,
 	uint64_t opaque;
 	struct swtim *sw = swtim_pmd_priv(adapter);
 
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV_DEBUG
+#ifdef RTE_DEBUG
 	/* Check that the service is running. */
 	if (rte_service_runstate_get(adapter->data->service_id) != 1) {
 		rte_errno = EINVAL;
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.h
index 7f6dc5c29..8e7e2b0e3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.h
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ rte_event_timer_arm_burst(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter,
 			  struct rte_event_timer **evtims,
 			  uint16_t nb_evtims)
 {
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV_DEBUG
+#ifdef RTE_DEBUG
 	ADAPTER_VALID_OR_ERR_RET(adapter, -EINVAL);
 	FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(adapter->arm_burst, -EINVAL);
 #endif
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ rte_event_timer_arm_tmo_tick_burst(
 			const uint64_t timeout_ticks,
 			const uint16_t nb_evtims)
 {
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV_DEBUG
+#ifdef RTE_DEBUG
 	ADAPTER_VALID_OR_ERR_RET(adapter, -EINVAL);
 	FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(adapter->arm_tmo_tick_burst, -EINVAL);
 #endif
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ rte_event_timer_cancel_burst(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter,
 			     struct rte_event_timer **evtims,
 			     uint16_t nb_evtims)
 {
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV_DEBUG
+#ifdef RTE_DEBUG
 	ADAPTER_VALID_OR_ERR_RET(adapter, -EINVAL);
 	FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(adapter->cancel_burst, -EINVAL);
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
index 226f352ad..cb237fdd0 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ __rte_event_enqueue_burst(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t port_id,
 {
 	const struct rte_eventdev *dev = &rte_eventdevs[dev_id];
 
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV_DEBUG
+#ifdef RTE_DEBUG
 	if (dev_id >= RTE_EVENT_MAX_DEVS || !rte_eventdevs[dev_id].attached) {
 		rte_errno = EINVAL;
 		return 0;
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ rte_event_dequeue_burst(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t port_id, struct rte_event ev[],
 {
 	struct rte_eventdev *dev = &rte_eventdevs[dev_id];
 
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV_DEBUG
+#ifdef RTE_DEBUG
 	if (dev_id >= RTE_EVENT_MAX_DEVS || !rte_eventdevs[dev_id].attached) {
 		rte_errno = EINVAL;
 		return 0;
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h
index d118b9e5b..090cb4309 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ extern "C" {
 		RTE_FMT("%s() line %u: " RTE_FMT_HEAD(__VA_ARGS__,) "\n", \
 			__func__, __LINE__, RTE_FMT_TAIL(__VA_ARGS__,)))
 
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV_DEBUG
+#ifdef RTE_DEBUG
 #define RTE_EDEV_LOG_DEBUG(...) \
 	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EVENTDEV, \
 		RTE_FMT("%s() line %u: " RTE_FMT_HEAD(__VA_ARGS__,) "\n", \
