diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_11.rst
index 225a380de0..9fd95e13dd 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_11.rst
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ API Changes
   in the future. Applications can use ``devtools/cocci/func_or_ret.cocci``
   to update their code.
 
+* drivers: Registering a driver on the ``auxiliary``,
+  buses has been marked as an internal API.
+  External users may still register their driver using the associated driver
+  headers (see ``enable_driver_sdk`` meson option).
+
 * raw/ifgpa: The function ``rte_pmd_ifpga_get_pci_bus`` has been removed.
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/bus/auxiliary/auxiliary_common.c b/drivers/bus/auxiliary/auxiliary_common.c
index 2cf8fe672d..6cf6c170ec 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/auxiliary/auxiliary_common.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/auxiliary/auxiliary_common.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <rte_devargs.h>
 
 #include "private.h"
-#include "rte_bus_auxiliary.h"
 
 static struct rte_devargs *
 auxiliary_devargs_lookup(const char *name)
@@ -259,7 +258,6 @@ void
 rte_auxiliary_register(struct rte_auxiliary_driver *driver)
 {
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&auxiliary_bus.driver_list, driver, next);
-	driver->bus = &auxiliary_bus;
 }
 
 /* Unregister a driver */
@@ -267,7 +265,6 @@ void
 rte_auxiliary_unregister(struct rte_auxiliary_driver *driver)
 {
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&auxiliary_bus.driver_list, driver, next);
-	driver->bus = NULL;
 }
 
 /* Add a device to auxiliary bus */
diff --git a/drivers/bus/auxiliary/auxiliary_params.c b/drivers/bus/auxiliary/auxiliary_params.c
index 9017118b36..0289777922 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/auxiliary/auxiliary_params.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/auxiliary/auxiliary_params.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 
 #include "private.h"
-#include "rte_bus_auxiliary.h"
 
 enum auxiliary_params {
 	RTE_AUXILIARY_PARAM_NAME,
diff --git a/drivers/bus/auxiliary/rte_bus_auxiliary.h b/drivers/bus/auxiliary/bus_auxiliary_driver.h
similarity index 90%
rename from drivers/bus/auxiliary/rte_bus_auxiliary.h
rename to drivers/bus/auxiliary/bus_auxiliary_driver.h
index 93b266daf7..1c2d2c04af 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/auxiliary/rte_bus_auxiliary.h
+++ b/drivers/bus/auxiliary/bus_auxiliary_driver.h
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2021 NVIDIA Corporation & Affiliates
  */
 
-#ifndef RTE_BUS_AUXILIARY_H
-#define RTE_BUS_AUXILIARY_H
+#ifndef BUS_AUXILIARY_DRIVER_H
+#define BUS_AUXILIARY_DRIVER_H
 
 /**
  * @file
@@ -22,17 +22,16 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
+#include <rte_compat.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_bus.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 
 #define RTE_BUS_AUXILIARY_NAME "auxiliary"
 
 /* Forward declarations */
 struct rte_auxiliary_driver;
-struct rte_auxiliary_bus;
 struct rte_auxiliary_device;
 
 /**
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ struct rte_auxiliary_device;
  * @return
  *   Whether the driver can handle the auxiliary device.
  */
-typedef bool(rte_auxiliary_match_t)(const char *name);
+typedef bool (rte_auxiliary_match_t)(const char *name);
 
 /**
  * Initialization function for the driver called during auxiliary probing.
@@ -56,8 +55,8 @@ typedef bool(rte_auxiliary_match_t)(const char *name);
  *   - 0 On success.
  *   - Negative value and rte_errno is set otherwise.
  */
-typedef int(rte_auxiliary_probe_t)(struct rte_auxiliary_driver *drv,
-				    struct rte_auxiliary_device *dev);
+typedef int (rte_auxiliary_probe_t)(struct rte_auxiliary_driver *drv,
+	struct rte_auxiliary_device *dev);
 
 /**
  * Uninitialization function for the driver called during hotplugging.
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ typedef int (rte_auxiliary_remove_t)(struct rte_auxiliary_device *dev);
  *   - Negative value and rte_errno is set otherwise.
  */
 typedef int (rte_auxiliary_dma_map_t)(struct rte_auxiliary_device *dev,
-				       void *addr, uint64_t iova, size_t len);
+	void *addr, uint64_t iova, size_t len);
 
 /**
  * Driver-specific DMA un-mapping. After a successful call the device
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ typedef int (rte_auxiliary_dma_map_t)(struct rte_auxiliary_device *dev,
  *   - Negative value and rte_errno is set otherwise.
  */
 typedef int (rte_auxiliary_dma_unmap_t)(struct rte_auxiliary_device *dev,
-					 void *addr, uint64_t iova, size_t len);
+	void *addr, uint64_t iova, size_t len);
 
 /**
  * A structure describing an auxiliary device.
@@ -125,7 +124,6 @@ struct rte_auxiliary_device {
 struct rte_auxiliary_driver {
 	RTE_TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_auxiliary_driver) next; /**< Next in list. */
 	struct rte_driver driver;             /**< Inherit core driver. */
-	struct rte_auxiliary_bus *bus;        /**< Auxiliary bus reference. */
 	rte_auxiliary_match_t *match;         /**< Device match function. */
 	rte_auxiliary_probe_t *probe;         /**< Device probe function. */
 	rte_auxiliary_remove_t *remove;       /**< Device remove function. */
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ struct rte_auxiliary_driver {
  *   A pointer to a rte_auxiliary_driver structure describing the driver
  *   to be registered.
  */
-__rte_experimental
+__rte_internal
 void rte_auxiliary_register(struct rte_auxiliary_driver *driver);
 
 /** Helper for auxiliary device registration from driver instance */
@@ -182,11 +180,11 @@ void rte_auxiliary_register(struct rte_auxiliary_driver *driver);
  *   A pointer to a rte_auxiliary_driver structure describing the driver
  *   to be unregistered.
  */
-__rte_experimental
+__rte_internal
 void rte_auxiliary_unregister(struct rte_auxiliary_driver *driver);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
 
-#endif /* RTE_BUS_AUXILIARY_H */
+#endif /* BUS_AUXILIARY_DRIVER_H */
diff --git a/drivers/bus/auxiliary/linux/auxiliary.c b/drivers/bus/auxiliary/linux/auxiliary.c
index 9bd4ee3295..d4c564cd78 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/auxiliary/linux/auxiliary.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/auxiliary/linux/auxiliary.c
@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 
 #include <rte_log.h>
-#include <rte_bus.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_devargs.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <eal_filesystem.h>
 
-#include "../rte_bus_auxiliary.h"
 #include "../private.h"
 
 #define AUXILIARY_SYSFS_PATH "/sys/bus/auxiliary/devices"
diff --git a/drivers/bus/auxiliary/meson.build b/drivers/bus/auxiliary/meson.build
index e2b356f8d2..fcb1a349c4 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/auxiliary/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/bus/auxiliary/meson.build
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright (c) 2021 NVIDIA Corporation & Affiliates
 
-headers = files(
-        'rte_bus_auxiliary.h',
-)
+driver_sdk_headers += files('bus_auxiliary_driver.h')
 sources = files(
         'auxiliary_common.c',
         'auxiliary_params.c',
diff --git a/drivers/bus/auxiliary/private.h b/drivers/bus/auxiliary/private.h
index d22e83cf7a..3f49f62493 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/auxiliary/private.h
+++ b/drivers/bus/auxiliary/private.h
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
-#include "rte_bus_auxiliary.h"
+#include <rte_bus.h>
+
+#include "bus_auxiliary_driver.h"
 
-extern struct rte_auxiliary_bus auxiliary_bus;
 extern int auxiliary_bus_logtype;
 
 #define AUXILIARY_LOG(level, ...) \
@@ -19,27 +20,24 @@ extern int auxiliary_bus_logtype;
 		RTE_FMT("auxiliary bus: " RTE_FMT_HEAD(__VA_ARGS__,) "\n", \
 			RTE_FMT_TAIL(__VA_ARGS__,)))
 
-/* Auxiliary bus iterators */
-#define FOREACH_DEVICE_ON_AUXILIARY_BUS(p) \
-		TAILQ_FOREACH(p, &(auxiliary_bus.device_list), next)
-
-#define FOREACH_DRIVER_ON_AUXILIARY_BUS(p) \
-		TAILQ_FOREACH(p, &(auxiliary_bus.driver_list), next)
-
-/* List of auxiliary devices. */
-TAILQ_HEAD(rte_auxiliary_device_list, rte_auxiliary_device);
-/* List of auxiliary drivers. */
-TAILQ_HEAD(rte_auxiliary_driver_list, rte_auxiliary_driver);
-
 /*
  * Structure describing the auxiliary bus
  */
 struct rte_auxiliary_bus {
 	struct rte_bus bus;                  /* Inherit the generic class */
-	struct rte_auxiliary_device_list device_list;  /* List of devices */
-	struct rte_auxiliary_driver_list driver_list;  /* List of drivers */
+	TAILQ_HEAD(, rte_auxiliary_device) device_list;  /* List of devices */
+	TAILQ_HEAD(, rte_auxiliary_driver) driver_list;  /* List of drivers */
 };
 
+extern struct rte_auxiliary_bus auxiliary_bus;
+
+/* Auxiliary bus iterators */
+#define FOREACH_DEVICE_ON_AUXILIARY_BUS(p) \
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(p, &(auxiliary_bus.device_list), next)
+
+#define FOREACH_DRIVER_ON_AUXILIARY_BUS(p) \
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(p, &(auxiliary_bus.driver_list), next)
+
 /*
  * Test whether the auxiliary device exist.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/bus/auxiliary/version.map b/drivers/bus/auxiliary/version.map
index dc993e84ff..e9322e0b11 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/auxiliary/version.map
+++ b/drivers/bus/auxiliary/version.map
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-EXPERIMENTAL {
+INTERNAL {
 	global:
 
-	# added in 21.08
 	rte_auxiliary_register;
 	rte_auxiliary_unregister;
 
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_common_auxiliary.c b/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_common_auxiliary.c
index a182a8bdde..33479ffd68 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_common_auxiliary.c
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_common_auxiliary.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_bus_auxiliary.h>
+#include <bus_auxiliary_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include "eal_filesystem.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_common_os.c b/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_common_os.c
index c57e1918d2..b42102e84c 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_common_os.c
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_common_os.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#include <rte_bus_auxiliary.h>
+#include <bus_auxiliary_driver.h>
 
 #include "mlx5_common.h"
 #include "mlx5_nl.h"
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_private.h b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_private.h
index 04c0af3763..12a5bdb41b 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_private.h
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_private.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #define MLX5_COMMON_PRIVATE_H
 
 #include <rte_pci.h>
-#include <rte_bus_auxiliary.h>
+#include <bus_auxiliary_driver.h>
 
 #include "mlx5_common.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
index 0741028dab..c9ed38ef7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#include <rte_bus_auxiliary.h>
+#include <bus_auxiliary_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_rwlock.h>
