diff --git a/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c b/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c
index d100f3232..f7a2148ef 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ rte_vdev_init(const char *name, const char *args)
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	rte_eal_devargs_insert(devargs);
+	rte_devargs_insert(devargs);
 
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&vdev_device_list, dev, next);
 	return 0;
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ rte_vdev_uninit(const char *name)
 
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&vdev_device_list, dev, next);
 
-	rte_eal_devargs_remove(devargs->bus->name, devargs->name);
+	rte_devargs_remove(devargs->bus->name, devargs->name);
 
 	free(dev);
 	return 0;
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ vdev_scan(void)
 		if (custom_scan->callback != NULL)
 			/*
 			 * the callback should update devargs list
-			 * by calling rte_eal_devargs_insert() with
+			 * by calling rte_devargs_insert() with
 			 *     devargs.bus = rte_bus_find_by_name("vdev");
 			 *     devargs.type = RTE_DEVTYPE_VIRTUAL;
 			 *     devargs.policy = RTE_DEV_WHITELISTED;
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_args.c b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_args.c
index 5edc061e8..2c002b164 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_args.c
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_args.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fs_parse_device(struct sub_device *sdev, char *args)
 
 	d = &sdev->devargs;
 	DEBUG("%s", args);
-	ret = rte_eal_devargs_parse(d, "%s", args);
+	ret = rte_devargs_parse(d, "%s", args);
 	if (ret) {
 		DEBUG("devargs parsing failed with code %d", ret);
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_eal.c b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_eal.c
index c11621e93..ee89236f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_eal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_eal.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ fs_bus_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			else
 				snprintf(devstr, sizeof(devstr), "%s",
 					 rte_eth_devices[pid].device->name);
-			ret = rte_eal_devargs_parse(da, "%s", devstr);
+			ret = rte_devargs_parse(da, "%s", devstr);
 			if (ret) {
 				ERROR("Probed devargs parsing failed with code"
 				      " %d", ret);
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c
index 809d6649d..61cb3b162 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c
@@ -138,12 +138,12 @@ int __rte_experimental rte_eal_hotplug_add(const char *busname, const char *devn
 	if (da == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ret = rte_eal_devargs_parse(da, "%s:%s,%s",
+	ret = rte_devargs_parse(da, "%s:%s,%s",
 				    busname, devname, devargs);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_devarg;
 
-	ret = rte_eal_devargs_insert(da);
+	ret = rte_devargs_insert(da);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_devarg;
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ int __rte_experimental rte_eal_hotplug_add(const char *busname, const char *devn
 	return 0;
 
 err_devarg:
-	if (rte_eal_devargs_remove(busname, devname)) {
+	if (rte_devargs_remove(busname, devname)) {
 		free(da->args);
 		free(da);
 	}
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ rte_eal_hotplug_remove(const char *busname, const char *devname)
 	if (ret)
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Driver cannot detach the device (%s)\n",
 			dev->name);
-	rte_eal_devargs_remove(busname, devname);
+	rte_devargs_remove(busname, devname);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c
index b251bb0a6..24d0f6f44 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ bus_name_cmp(const struct rte_bus *bus, const void *name)
 }
 
 int __rte_experimental
-rte_eal_devargs_parse(struct rte_devargs *da, const char *format, ...)
+rte_devargs_parse(struct rte_devargs *da, const char *format, ...)
 {
 	struct rte_bus *bus = NULL;
 	va_list ap;
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ rte_eal_devargs_parse(struct rte_devargs *da, const char *format, ...)
 }
 
 int __rte_experimental
-rte_eal_devargs_insert(struct rte_devargs *da)
+rte_devargs_insert(struct rte_devargs *da)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = rte_eal_devargs_remove(da->bus->name, da->name);
+	ret = rte_devargs_remove(da->bus->name, da->name);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&devargs_list, da, next);
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ rte_eal_devargs_add(enum rte_devtype devtype, const char *devargs_str)
 	if (devargs == NULL)
 		goto fail;
 
-	if (rte_eal_devargs_parse(devargs, "%s", dev))
+	if (rte_devargs_parse(devargs, "%s", dev))
 		goto fail;
 	devargs->type = devtype;
 	bus = devargs->bus;
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ rte_eal_devargs_add(enum rte_devtype devtype, const char *devargs_str)
 }
 
 int __rte_experimental
-rte_eal_devargs_remove(const char *busname, const char *devname)
+rte_devargs_remove(const char *busname, const char *devname)
 {
 	struct rte_devargs *d;
 	void *tmp;
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ rte_eal_devargs_dump(FILE *f)
 /* bus-aware rte_devargs iterator. */
 __rte_experimental
 struct rte_devargs *
-rte_eal_devargs_next(const char *busname, const struct rte_devargs *start)
+rte_devargs_next(const char *busname, const struct rte_devargs *start)
 {
 	struct rte_devargs *da;
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_devargs.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_devargs.h
index bfe4da4fd..0806f2319 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_devargs.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_devargs.h
@@ -120,9 +120,10 @@ int rte_eal_parse_devargs_str(const char *devargs_str,
  *   - 0 on success.
  *   - Negative errno on error.
  */
-int __rte_experimental
-rte_eal_devargs_parse(struct rte_devargs *da,
-		      const char *format, ...)
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_devargs_parse(struct rte_devargs *da,
+		  const char *format, ...)
 __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 0)));
 
 /**
@@ -135,12 +136,13 @@ __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 0)));
  *   - 0 on success
  *   - Negative on error.
  */
-int __rte_experimental
-rte_eal_devargs_insert(struct rte_devargs *da);
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_devargs_insert(struct rte_devargs *da);
 
 /**
  * Add a device to the user device list
- * See rte_eal_devargs_parse() for details.
+ * See rte_devargs_parse() for details.
  *
  * @param devtype
  *   The type of the device.
@@ -169,8 +171,9 @@ int rte_eal_devargs_add(enum rte_devtype devtype, const char *devargs_str);
  *   <0 on error.
  *   >0 if the devargs was not within the user device list.
  */
-int __rte_experimental rte_eal_devargs_remove(const char *busname,
-					  const char *devname);
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_devargs_remove(const char *busname,
+		       const char *devname);
 
 /**
  * Count the number of user devices of a specified type
@@ -210,15 +213,15 @@ void rte_eal_devargs_dump(FILE *f);
  */
 __rte_experimental
 struct rte_devargs *
-rte_eal_devargs_next(const char *busname, const struct rte_devargs *start);
+rte_devargs_next(const char *busname, const struct rte_devargs *start);
 
 /**
  * Iterate over all rte_devargs for a specific bus.
  */
 #define RTE_EAL_DEVARGS_FOREACH(busname, da) \
-	for (da = rte_eal_devargs_next(busname, NULL); \
+	for (da = rte_devargs_next(busname, NULL); \
 	     da != NULL; \
-	     da = rte_eal_devargs_next(busname, da)) \
+	     da = rte_devargs_next(busname, da)) \
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
index 4054fc111..67f8dd4fa 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_dev_event_callback_unregister;
 	rte_dev_event_monitor_start;
 	rte_dev_event_monitor_stop;
+	rte_devargs_insert;
+	rte_devargs_next;
+	rte_devargs_parse;
+	rte_devargs_remove;
 	rte_eal_cleanup;
-	rte_eal_devargs_insert;
-	rte_eal_devargs_next;
-	rte_eal_devargs_parse;
-	rte_eal_devargs_remove;
 	rte_eal_hotplug_add;
 	rte_eal_hotplug_remove;
 	rte_eal_mbuf_user_pool_ops;
