diff --git a/app/test/test_link_bonding.c b/app/test/test_link_bonding.c
index e8b76bd850..8a5c8310a8 100644
--- a/app/test/test_link_bonding.c
+++ b/app/test/test_link_bonding.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
diff --git a/app/test/test_pdump.c b/app/test/test_pdump.c
index 21fcc1bc4c..b49fcfb3f1 100644
--- a/app/test/test_pdump.c
+++ b/app/test/test_pdump.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_pdump.h>
 #include "rte_eal.h"
 #include "rte_lcore.h"
diff --git a/app/test/virtual_pmd.c b/app/test/virtual_pmd.c
index 2c24c9b3f5..7036f401ed 100644
--- a/app/test/virtual_pmd.c
+++ b/app/test/virtual_pmd.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst
index ae36b6a3fa..33bac4fff8 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@ Removed Items
   PCI device IDs ``0x16c8, 0x16c9, 0x16ca, 0x16ce, 0x16cf, 0x16df, 0x16d0,``
   ``0x16d1, 0x16d2, 0x16d4, 0x16d5, 0x16e7, 0x16e8, 0x16e9`` has been removed.
 
+* The internal header files ``rte_ethdev_driver.h``, ``rte_ethdev_vdev.h`` and
+  ``rte_ethdev_pci.h`` are no longer installed as part of the DPDK ``ninja
+  install`` action and are renamed to ``ethdev_driver.h``, ``ethdev_vdev.h`` and
+  ``ethdev_pci.h`` respectively in the source tree, to reflect the fact that
+  they are non-public headers.
+
+
 API Changes
 -----------
 
diff --git a/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c b/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c
index f39d6e2092..662cbfaae5 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 #include <rte_bus.h>
diff --git a/drivers/bus/dpaa/include/fman.h b/drivers/bus/dpaa/include/fman.h
index f2b0bf91e7..516c6c1515 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/dpaa/include/fman.h
+++ b/drivers/bus/dpaa/include/fman.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <net/if.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 
 #include <compat.h>
diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_bus.c b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_bus.c
index 58435589b2..26910ac01f 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_bus.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_devargs.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf_dyn.h>
 
 #include <rte_fslmc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c
index b52f36c33e..c8373e627a 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <eal_filesystem.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpbp.c b/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpbp.c
index d9619848d8..122aa1740d 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpbp.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpbp.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf_pool_ops.h>
 
 #include <fslmc_logs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpci.c b/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpci.c
index d393ce6186..8ed969c7c0 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpci.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpci.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <fslmc_logs.h>
 #include <rte_fslmc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpio.c b/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpio.c
index 1a9dd18b99..c6f8312a1d 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpio.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpio.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include<sys/eventfd.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c
index eeb2494bd0..e4fa3a2e46 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #include <rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h>
 #include <rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_dpcon.c b/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_dpcon.c
index 200b71640b..acc1fde771 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_dpcon.c
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_dpcon.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <rte_fslmc.h>
 #include <mc/fsl_dpcon.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
index e60a7dc69e..17325bbf6a 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_mempool.c b/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_mempool.c
index 97ce08d78f..ca49a8d42a 100644
--- a/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_mempool.c
+++ b/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_mempool.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
index 671ee87ae2..bfe5a0a451 100644
--- a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/af_xdp/rte_eth_af_xdp.c b/drivers/net/af_xdp/rte_eth_af_xdp.c
index 703b7417ed..b8d5ad0d91 100644
--- a/drivers/net/af_xdp/rte_eth_af_xdp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/af_xdp/rte_eth_af_xdp.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #include <bpf/xsk.h>
 
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
index a658993512..ef650a4658 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 
 #include "rte_pmd_ark.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.h b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.h
index 001fa9bdfa..33c1f2c953 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 extern uint64_t ark_timestamp_rx_dynflag;
 extern int ark_timestamp_dynfield_offset;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_tx.h b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_tx.h
index e448ce2225..12c71a7158 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_tx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_tx.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 
 uint16_t eth_ark_xmit_pkts_noop(void *vtxq,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ext.h b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ext.h
index 5a987e4d67..821fb55bba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ext.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ext.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef _ARK_EXT_H_
 #define _ARK_EXT_H_
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 /*
  * This is the template file for users who which to define a dynamic
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_global.h b/drivers/net/ark/ark_global.h
index 403df5900b..91726ecc20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_global.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_global.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktchkr.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktchkr.c
index b8fb69497d..0f2d31e5be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktchkr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktchkr.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "ark_pktchkr.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktgen.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktgen.c
index 4a02662a46..ac4322a359 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktgen.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktgen.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "ark_pktgen.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c
index b0716773ad..473f6209f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 
 #include "atl_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_rxtx.c
index 449ffd454d..7d367c9306 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_rxtx.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_net.h>
 
 #include "atl_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/atlantic/rte_pmd_atlantic.c b/drivers/net/atlantic/rte_pmd_atlantic.c
index 2962f5c6cb..00fc2872e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlantic/rte_pmd_atlantic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atlantic/rte_pmd_atlantic.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018 Aquantia Corporation
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "rte_pmd_atlantic.h"
 #include "atl_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
index f531e03c02..566a3606a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_common.h b/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_common.h
index 91404ca01c..b83fdcca85 100644
--- a/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_common.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_io.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c
index d35c75a2e2..50db70dfcd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.h
index f712bb3e84..fa1c3ba955 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
index d2d76b623a..0db6e58f3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
index 74b0f3d1dc..e8a7a8ecd4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_stats.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_stats.h
index 3cf2a1b822..50c3d92b9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_stats.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_stats.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #ifndef _BNXT_STATS_H_
 #define _BNXT_STATS_H_
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 void bnxt_free_stats(struct bnxt *bp);
 int bnxt_stats_get_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/rte_pmd_bnxt.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/rte_pmd_bnxt.c
index d67db46c65..965381c0c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/rte_pmd_bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/rte_pmd_bnxt.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/eth_bond_private.h b/drivers/net/bonding/eth_bond_private.h
index 8f198bd50e..75fb8dc02e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/eth_bond_private.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/eth_bond_private.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 #include <rte_bitmap.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
index 55c8e3167c..17e6ff8b90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index 66ab8dd693..5241c60089 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
 #include <rte_udp.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/t4_hw.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/t4_hw.c
index ef20dc6675..0e3033b550 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/t4_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/t4_hw.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/t4vf_hw.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/t4vf_hw.c
index cd011bc1b8..561d759dbc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/t4vf_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/t4vf_hw.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * All rights reserved.
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 
 #include "common.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
index cfa385bab7..bfa57c979d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c
index 3b56eccfbe..83ad758e88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_ethdev.c
index c2918f5356..bf1815c25f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_ethdev.c
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
  * All rights reserved.
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 
 #include "cxgbe.h"
 #include "cxgbe_pfvf.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_main.c
index 9ee060504f..f639612ae4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbevf_main.c
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
  * All rights reserved.
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "base/common.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c
index 8c7dbe3a1d..56b8ec1f33 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
index 0c87c136d7..d643514de6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h
index a858b1372c..b5728e09c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 /* System headers */
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h>
 
 #include <fsl_usd.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_rxtx.c
index e2459d9b99..e38fba23c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_rxtx.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa2/base/dpaa2_hw_dpni.c b/drivers/net/dpaa2/base/dpaa2_hw_dpni.c
index 25b1d2bb6d..87c893db51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa2/base/dpaa2_hw_dpni.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa2/base/dpaa2_hw_dpni.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <net/if.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
index 6f38da3cce..38774e255b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <net/if.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_rxtx.c
index 9cca6d16c3..003b379fa7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_rxtx.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <net/if.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
index 2036c6e917..9b8c4a7de5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c
index 19e3bffd46..db5d1222ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
 #include <rte_udp.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
index dfe87508c2..ec355cbf35 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
index ccb184df95..33f6b1d6b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_pf.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_pf.c
index 9d74c08abe..2ce74dd5a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_pf.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
index dd520cd82c..1500d2ffff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_udp.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
index 20ff3653c6..c796af4aa7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c
index 4d2c9c0474..0b45168c60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
 #include <dpaax_iova_table.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c
index 1c8d60e264..b3f441c8f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_flow.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_flow.c
index 1eec96abca..97ee7509ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_flow.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_fm_flow.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_fm_flow.c
index ad1e89a581..21d9b1cef7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_fm_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_fm_flow.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_hash.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
index 805eb5e46a..2a06d46872 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "enic_compat.h"
 #include "enic.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c
index 1405db15ab..689bf748ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "enic_compat.h"
-#include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
+#include "ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "wq_enet_desc.h"
 #include "rq_enet_desc.h"
 #include "cq_enet_desc.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_rxtx.c
index 4b6b97eb10..a2a02227e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_rxtx.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_net.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_rxtx_vec_avx2.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
index f0bea33423..1848f52717 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_vect.h>
 
 #include "enic_compat.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_vf_representor.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_vf_representor.c
index c2c03c0281..f7b79c1c4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_vf_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_vf_representor.c
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe.c b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe.c
index ba81c82174..e3bda0df2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe.c
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_devargs.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c
index 492047f587..2b6ca9080d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h
index 0f9a572af8..cd39d103c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_devargs.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_rxtx.c
index fee08fa23c..fe67293299 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_rxtx.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "failsafe_private.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
index c187088a33..fd471c415e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2013-2016 Intel Corporation
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx.c
index 4accaa2cd6..8585c5b9e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_net.h>
 #include "fm10k.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx_vec.c b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx_vec.c
index 6fcc939ad9..39e3cdac1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx_vec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx_vec.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include "fm10k.h"
 #include "base/fm10k_type.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/hinic/base/hinic_pmd_hwdev.c b/drivers/net/hinic/base/hinic_pmd_hwdev.c
index 41c99bdbf8..cb9cf6efa2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hinic/base/hinic_pmd_hwdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hinic/base/hinic_pmd_hwdev.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
  */
 
-#include<rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include<ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_hash.h>
 #include <rte_jhash.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.c
index 5a2c171099..1d6b710c9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.h
index c7338d83be..70b4d32ff2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_core.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "base/hinic_compat.h"
 #include "base/hinic_pmd_cfg.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_cmd.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_cmd.c
index f58f4f7adc..45dbead512 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_cmd.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018-2019 Hisilicon Limited.
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_io.h>
 
 #include "hns3_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
index 449d967784..a796469435 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 
 #include "hns3_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h
index 0d17170fa7..6374a76794 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #define _HNS3_ETHDEV_H_
 
 #include <sys/time.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <rte_io.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
index bb4ec6bb39..394ffe38cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/pci_regs.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_io.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_vfio.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_fdir.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_fdir.c
index 857cc94c98..896540df78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_fdir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_fdir.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018-2019 Hisilicon Limited.
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_hash.h>
 #include <rte_hash_crc.h>
 #include <rte_io.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_mbx.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_mbx.c
index d2a5db8aab..1d500b984c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_mbx.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018-2019 Hisilicon Limited.
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_io.h>
 
 #include "hns3_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_mp.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_mp.c
index ed2567a8ff..3342a781ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_mp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_mp.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_io.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_regs.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_regs.c
index f2cb465eed..01550458b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_regs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_regs.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018-2019 Hisilicon Limited.
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_io.h>
 
 #include "hns3_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx.c
index 0badfc9260..676962553f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_vxlan.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_io.h>
 #include <rte_net.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx_vec.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx_vec.c
index a26c83d146..2bc4372449 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx_vec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx_vec.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_io.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "hns3_ethdev.h"
 #include "hns3_rxtx.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx_vec_sve.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx_vec_sve.c
index 8c2c8f6108..b02bae7a0d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx_vec_sve.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx_vec_sve.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <arm_sve.h>
 #include <rte_io.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "hns3_ethdev.h"
 #include "hns3_rxtx.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index 946994b80a..d7cd049891 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
index 5d7db7fe13..2909b4d894 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c
index f5defcf585..c572d003cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c
index 7fe760dba2..4d44282312 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_tailq.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
index 65d649b627..f3d6d899f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
index 89560d4ee5..00db6c88a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
 #include <rte_sctp.h>
 #include <rte_udp.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
index d3238bfb6a..e6e468752c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "base/i40e_prototype.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx2.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
index e5a1deaeb2..ea554b4fda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "base/i40e_prototype.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx512.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx512.c
index e92f97b7ed..80b153e8f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx512.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx512.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "base/i40e_prototype.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_common.h b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_common.h
index 31f73f6054..33cebbe88b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_common.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef _I40E_RXTX_VEC_COMMON_H_
 #define _I40E_RXTX_VEC_COMMON_H_
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "i40e_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c
index f094de69ae..d81269624e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_vect.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c
index 0bcb48e24e..45fce0a022 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "base/i40e_prototype.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_vf_representor.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_vf_representor.c
index 9e40406a3d..7ed47c1a2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_vf_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_vf_representor.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
-#include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
+#include "ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "base/i40e_type.h"
 #include "base/virtchnl.h"
 #include "i40e_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
index cf6ea0b15c..e9c8c1157a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_fdir.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_fdir.c
index f48f574a5d..4e864b4b9c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_fdir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_fdir.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_tailq.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_generic_flow.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_generic_flow.c
index aabbcf34c2..8635ff83ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_generic_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_generic_flow.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_tailq.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_hash.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_hash.c
index 958c73c4fb..f437fc3170 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_hash.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_hash.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx.c
index 1ddbad0f1f..3d471d9acc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
 #include <rte_sctp.h>
 #include <rte_udp.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_common.h b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_common.h
index 7ad1e0f68a..46a18732d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_common.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef _IAVF_RXTX_VEC_COMMON_H_
 #define _IAVF_RXTX_VEC_COMMON_H_
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "iavf.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_sse.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_sse.c
index 75c77f9d32..8574d0830f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_sse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_sse.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "iavf.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_vchnl.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_vchnl.c
index 3ef29d509d..8add888987 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_vchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_vchnl.c
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 
 #include "iavf.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_acl_filter.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_acl_filter.c
index 363ce68318..113cb68765 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_acl_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_acl_filter.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.c
index 4a9af3292c..dbe42fa3df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.c
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.h b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.h
index ff029963bf..0cb90b5e9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef _ICE_DCF_H_
 #define _ICE_DCF_H_
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <iavf_prototype.h>
 #include <iavf_adminq_cmd.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c
index ea1f2951ba..86f70cf7ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
index ec29f0fe40..c021d7ab6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.h
index 2b03c59671..7e9cbd2e9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "base/ice_common.h"
 #include "base/ice_adminq_cmd.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_generic_flow.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_generic_flow.c
index c4496dbbe1..25d15a8adb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_generic_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_generic_flow.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_tailq.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_hash.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_hash.c
index 2d23c8dd50..322df649b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_hash.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_hash.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
index 7286e3a445..6727d94c04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_net.h>
 #include <rte_vect.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_switch_filter.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_switch_filter.c
index 7bac77ecd1..5ca0985e21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_switch_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_switch_filter.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.c
index 802212fc57..dbaa7a83e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.c
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/igc/igc_filter.h b/drivers/net/igc/igc_filter.h
index 877f51c88b..df8516bc40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igc/igc_filter.h
+++ b/drivers/net/igc/igc_filter.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_core.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
 
 #include "igc_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/igc/igc_txrx.c b/drivers/net/igc/igc_txrx.c
index 4654ec41f0..c0a5d5e84f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igc/igc_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igc/igc_txrx.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_net.h>
 
 #include "igc_logs.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_ethdev.c
index 2face7c635..ded3ffe48d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_ethdev.c
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 
 #include "ionic_logs.h"
 #include "ionic.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_lif.c b/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_lif.c
index f39b54e8ef..f3d55c0fa6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_lif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_lif.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "ionic.h"
 #include "ionic_logs.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_rxtx.c
index 5d0e9d5d5a..61ad396469 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_rxtx.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_udp.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.c
index 4446d2af9e..f8e751cb09 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_sched.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <rte_io.h>
 #include <rte_rawdev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.h
index a6815a9cca..ba3f8821e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_flow.c b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_flow.c
index f857e64afb..c702e19ea5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_flow.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <rte_io.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c
index 9e15cce34f..856d21ef9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_sched.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 
 #include <rte_io.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_tm.c b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_tm.c
index 17ac026d38..6a9b98fd7f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_tm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_tm.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_sched.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <rte_io.h>
 #include <rte_rawdev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_bypass.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_bypass.c
index ae38ce3559..67ced6c723 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_bypass.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_bypass.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <time.h>
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include "ixgbe_ethdev.h"
 #include "ixgbe_bypass_api.h"
 #include "rte_pmd_ixgbe.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index c8b9ec8c11..761a0f26bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c
index 11b9effeba..27a49bbce5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_vxlan.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "ixgbe_logs.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
index 9aeb2e4a49..0b10e91a9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
index 62f2a5f764..e45c5501e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2010-2017 Intel Corporation
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
 #include <rte_jhash.h>
 #include <rte_security_driver.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c
index 15982af8da..fbf2b17d16 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
index cc8f70e6dd..470cf12dec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_security_driver.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_udp.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h
index a97c27189b..adba855ca3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef _IXGBE_RXTX_VEC_COMMON_H_
 #define _IXGBE_RXTX_VEC_COMMON_H_
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "ixgbe_ethdev.h"
 #include "ixgbe_rxtx.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_neon.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_neon.c
index a5a5b2167f..f83b800ad9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_neon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_neon.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_vect.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_sse.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_sse.c
index 90c076825a..9bbffe6119 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_sse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_sse.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "ixgbe_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_vf_representor.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_vf_representor.c
index 8185f0d3bb..d5b636a194 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_vf_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_vf_representor.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
-#include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
+#include "ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "base/ixgbe_type.h"
 #include "base/ixgbe_vf.h"
 #include "ixgbe_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/rte_pmd_ixgbe.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/rte_pmd_ixgbe.c
index d2f708242c..cf089cd9ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/rte_pmd_ixgbe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/rte_pmd_ixgbe.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2010-2017 Intel Corporation
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "base/ixgbe_api.h"
 #include "base/ixgbe_x550.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
index 1696787a9b..9ce74e549b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
+++ b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_kni.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_23xx_vf.c b/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_23xx_vf.c
index ddbc8c0e0c..c6b8310b71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_23xx_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_23xx_vf.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_mbox.c b/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_mbox.c
index 1129001515..2ac2b1b334 100644
--- a/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_mbox.c
+++ b/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_mbox.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2017 Cavium, Inc
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 
 #include "lio_logs.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c
index eb0fdab45a..0b189d5d15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_rxtx.c
index 8d705bfe7f..a067b60e47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_rxtx.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2017 Cavium, Inc
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/memif/memif_socket.c b/drivers/net/memif/memif_socket.c
index c526f90778..5b373738e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/memif/memif_socket.c
+++ b/drivers/net/memif/memif_socket.c
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 #include <rte_version.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.c b/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.c
index 8ed9aebab7..77c95bcb7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.c
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #include <rte_version.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.h b/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.h
index 765a7e5998..24321d3a39 100644
--- a/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.h
+++ b/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
index d5d8c96351..27af426363 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h
index c6cb29493e..63df8fcf2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #pragma GCC diagnostic error "-Wpedantic"
 #endif
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_ethdev.c
index 9ff05c6738..783ff94dce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_ethdev.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c
index 2a86382db7..b8ecfa829b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.h b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.h
index 26465c66a4..e4366f28bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #pragma GCC diagnostic error "-Wpedantic"
 #endif
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_intr.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_intr.c
index 6786b12ab5..d56009c418 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_intr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_intr.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_io.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_mp.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_mp.c
index eca0c20a8a..e05da89c0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_mp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_mp.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 
 #include "mlx4.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
index 0699bdd5f2..978cbb8201 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h
index 9de6c59411..7c72ce6d17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #pragma GCC diagnostic error "-Wpedantic"
 #endif
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_txq.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_txq.c
index 37b84413fb..8262071505 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_txq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_txq.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_ethdev_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_ethdev_os.c
index e36a78091c..0e8de9439e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_ethdev_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_ethdev_os.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_mp_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_mp_os.c
index 08ade75799..60fdee22a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_mp_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_mp_os.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 
 #include <mlx5_common_mp.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
index 9ac1d46b1b..7efa7c6cd2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c
index 318e39b1df..43ff85f9c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 
 #include <mlx5_glue.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_vlan_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_vlan_os.c
index 40e895e080..005904bdfe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_vlan_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_vlan_os.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_hypervisor.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index 3730f32295..50a6d2b19f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 101e9c20d0..4bbf628885 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_rwlock.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_defs.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_defs.h
index 85a0979653..af29d93901 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_defs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_defs.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #ifndef RTE_PMD_MLX5_DEFS_H_
 #define RTE_PMD_MLX5_DEFS_H_
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_vxlan.h>
 
 #include "mlx5_autoconf.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
index 45ee7e4488..51b39ddde5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
index 2ca6148c1d..6716a20141 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_eal_paging.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
index c1ddff7364..707d6749e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
index 2d4381946d..9347490967 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c
index bd786fd638..6ffcfcd97a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 
 #include "mlx5_defs.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c
index 845cebe2e8..dc0131af3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <mlx5_malloc.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxmode.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxmode.c
index 7613ff770d..cf93ccac86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxmode.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxmode.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <mlx5_glue.h>
 #include "mlx5.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index 787b2b74dd..92e3a792e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
index 82d4d4a745..a6569b250a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
index 48210bf0b2..94dd56709e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txpp.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txpp.c
index b38482d4e9..696282ca31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txpp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txpp.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
index b81bb4a12d..5142e50858 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_eal_paging.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_vlan.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_vlan.c
index dbb9d362f3..64678d3f51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_vlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_vlan.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_hypervisor.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_ethdev_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_ethdev_os.c
index 076c688699..8609d38eca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_ethdev_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_ethdev_os.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 
 #include <mlx5_glue.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_mp_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_mp_os.c
index db793b1f7d..8313c29ffb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_mp_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_mp_os.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 
 #include <mlx5_common_mp.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c
index b036432937..e37cc65c17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_windows.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 
 #include <mlx5_glue.h>
 #include <mlx5_devx_cmds.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_vlan_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_vlan_os.c
index d3b11e0001..3917c822e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_vlan_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_vlan_os.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  */
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 
 #include <mlx5.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c
index 2cd73919ce..b0940b4462 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c
index f25cf9e46d..1d67f2abf1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_ethdev.c
index 5a401b4b06..04904b1514 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_ethdev.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_rndis.c b/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_rndis.c
index 1ce260c89b..e317539de7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_rndis.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_rndis.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_vf.c b/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_vf.c
index 86392917c5..2dc7abe354 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_vf.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vmbus.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfb/nfb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/nfb/nfb_ethdev.c
index c55bcdf1ef..7e91d59847 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfb/nfb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfb/nfb_ethdev.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <netcope/rxmac.h>
 #include <netcope/txmac.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 
 #include "nfb_stats.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfb/nfb_tx.h b/drivers/net/nfb/nfb_tx.h
index b6578cc38a..28daeae0b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfb/nfb_tx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/nfb/nfb_tx.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <nfb/nfb.h>
 #include <nfb/ndp.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
index 9ea24e5bda..9927c9c44b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cpp.h b/drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cpp.h
index 1427954c17..78f7b8ca2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cpp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cpp.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #ifndef __NFP_CPP_H__
 #define __NFP_CPP_H__
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 
 #include "nfp-common/nfp_platform.h"
 #include "nfp-common/nfp_resid.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cpp_pcie_ops.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cpp_pcie_ops.c
index 36725d69ab..bad80a5a1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cpp_pcie_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cpp_pcie_ops.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <sys/file.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 
 #include "nfp_cpp.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cppcore.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cppcore.c
index dec4a8b6d1..848c452eab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cppcore.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cppcore.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 
 #include "nfp_cpp.h"
 #include "nfp_target.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
index 49ee8da8e4..32764e8f0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
+++ b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h
index 780a094ffa..b73515de37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_eventdev.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.c
index bbe43a874b..61865ef0bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.h
index 7c24d8b4fd..2ed28ea563 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef	__OCTEONTX_RXTX_H__
 #define	__OCTEONTX_RXTX_H__
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #define OFFLOAD_FLAGS					\
 	uint16_t rx_offload_flags;			\
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.c
index 9bfe95d6b1..e9fbbca4da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_io.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_link.c b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_link.c
index 439ec4fa89..a79b997376 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_link.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 
 #include "otx2_ethdev.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ptp.c b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ptp.c
index b8ef4c181d..91e5c0f6bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ptp.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "otx2_ethdev.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
index a32b1f3f37..ff02ade70d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #include <pcap.h>
 
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_eth.h b/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_eth.h
index 9820d7bf47..fbc11b4ffb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_eth.h
+++ b/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_eth.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <compat.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 
 #define ETH_ALEN 6
 #define GEMAC_NO_PHY            BIT(0)
diff --git a/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c
index 3b079693fb..8cf59e210d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/epoll.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <dpaa_of.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.h
index 61a65ac42e..da4b87f5e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.h
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
index 41402a5159..472d838582 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "rte_eth_ring.h"
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h
index ed059e142f..fdee800482 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_rx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_rx.h
index f3e00e2e38..f20154b568 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_rx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_rx.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #define _SFC_DP_RX_H
 
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "sfc_dp.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_tx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_tx.h
index 3ecdfcdd28..b4af68984a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_tx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_tx.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef _SFC_DP_TX_H
 #define _SFC_DP_TX_H
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "sfc_dp.h"
 #include "sfc_debug.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
index f2f5336435..d6f6a84eab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ev.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ev.h
index 3c7e5580e2..03bfb14b5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ev.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef _SFC_EV_H_
 #define _SFC_EV_H_
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "efx.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c
index 4321045d1a..ab1d2cc595 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <rte_tailq.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.h
index d6ee9cf802..0d64b9c8bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "efx.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_tx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_tx.h
index d583ee9c3d..3367bade37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_tx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_tx.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #define _SFC_TX_H
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "efx.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
index 3387ab485f..99d8468c94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h
index 9c8737c9e2..faf90a5a8c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <rte_pipeline.h>
 
 #include <rte_ethdev_core.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_tm_driver.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
 #include <rte_mtr_driver.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c b/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c
index 7874c4f4f8..6eaeadf1c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 #include <libsze2.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
index 2542de3065..c36d4bf76e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.h b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.h
index ba45de8409..a98ea11a33 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.h
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/if_tun.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_gso.h>
 #include "tap_log.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c
index c2e7c334d4..c45d6e00a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h
index 3914117997..b8dd905d0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef __THUNDERX_NICVF_ETHDEV_H__
 #define __THUNDERX_NICVF_ETHDEV_H__
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #define THUNDERX_NICVF_PMD_VERSION      "2.0"
 #define THUNDERX_REG_BYTES		8
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.c
index d0ea95f1d1..91e09ff8d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.h
index 1f274b2954..d6ed660b4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #define __THUNDERX_NICVF_RXTX_H__
 
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #define NICVF_RX_OFFLOAD_NONE           0x1
 #define NICVF_RX_OFFLOAD_CKSUM          0x2
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_struct.h b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_struct.h
index cf1c281a06..0ca207d0dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_struct.h
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_struct.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 
 struct nicvf_rbdr {
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c
index eef4b6d4a5..23f9d17091 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ipsec.c b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ipsec.c
index daa523b204..9f4eee4081 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ipsec.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2015-2020
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_security_driver.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_pf.c b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_pf.c
index 151f2c7a45..e4bd990b96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_pf.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.c
index 3ad92248c6..ac09e75a3e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_security_driver.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
index 5845bb15f3..d198fc8a8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 #include <sys/epoll.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index 92a3d4efa5..edcd6203d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
index ab61e911b8..0382dc5b2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 struct virtqueue;
 struct virtnet_ctl;
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
index 622d4bf201..fb7382eff7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c
index a26182bb46..f248869a8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_altivec.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_altivec.c
index a260ebdf57..f09a1eda49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_altivec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_altivec.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_neon.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_neon.c
index 12e034dc0a..2cba800807 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_neon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_neon.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_sse.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_sse.c
index 1056e9c20b..85a5a6664a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_sse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_sse.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
index 241808cd8f..308275b70e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
+#include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
index 23a2ebbefa..ecdecc427c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_rxtx.c
index 95c697f8e3..5cf53d4de8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_rxtx.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
 #include <rte_udp.h>
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_driver.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_driver.h
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_driver.h
rename to lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_driver.h
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_pci.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_pci.h
similarity index 99%
rename from lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_pci.h
rename to lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_pci.h
index bf715896ae..8edca82ce8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_pci.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_pci.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_config.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 /**
  * Copy pci device info to the Ethernet device data.
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_private.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_private.c
index 162a502fe7..5960c75cc5 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_private.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_private.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "rte_ethdev.h"
-#include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
+#include "ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "ethdev_private.h"
 
 uint16_t
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_vdev.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_vdev.h
similarity index 97%
rename from lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_vdev.h
rename to lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_vdev.h
index 4ba3f28964..46c75d9e5f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_vdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_vdev.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <rte_config.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
+#include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 /**
  * @internal
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/meson.build b/lib/librte_ethdev/meson.build
index e4b610246f..829abd456b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/meson.build
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/meson.build
@@ -11,12 +11,9 @@ sources = files('ethdev_private.c',
 	'rte_tm.c')
 
 headers = files('rte_ethdev.h',
-	'rte_ethdev_driver.h',
 	'rte_ethdev_core.h',
-	'rte_ethdev_pci.h',
 	'rte_ethdev_trace.h',
 	'rte_ethdev_trace_fp.h',
-	'rte_ethdev_vdev.h',
 	'rte_eth_ctrl.h',
 	'rte_dev_info.h',
 	'rte_flow.h',
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_class_eth.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_class_eth.c
index 6338355e25..ca2ce87f7a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_class_eth.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_class_eth.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "rte_ethdev.h"
 #include "rte_ethdev_core.h"
-#include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
+#include "ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "ethdev_private.h"
 
 enum eth_params {
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index daf5f24f7e..f40df65e34 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 #include "rte_ethdev_trace.h"
 #include "rte_ethdev.h"
-#include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
+#include "ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "ethdev_profile.h"
 #include "ethdev_private.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
index eb299955d4..89b8ba2fc4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * - The driver-oriented Ethernet API that exports functions allowing
  *   an Ethernet Poll Mode Driver (PMD) to allocate an Ethernet device instance,
  *   create memzone for HW rings and process registered callbacks, and so on.
- *   PMDs should include rte_ethdev_driver.h instead of this header.
+ *   PMDs should include ethdev_driver.h instead of this header.
  *
  * By default, all the functions of the Ethernet Device API exported by a PMD
  * are lock-free functions which assume to not be invoked in parallel on
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow_driver.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow_driver.h
index f3d72827cc..dabd819d10 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow_driver.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow_driver.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "rte_ethdev.h"
-#include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
+#include "ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "rte_flow.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr_driver.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr_driver.h
index 3b39532935..a0ddc2b5f4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr_driver.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr_driver.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include "rte_ethdev.h"
-#include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
+#include "ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "rte_mtr.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm_driver.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm_driver.h
index b86ed89c00..45290fb3fd 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm_driver.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm_driver.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include "rte_ethdev.h"
-#include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
+#include "ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "rte_tm.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
