diff --git a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h
index 4a8fbb1e5b..059ad9e53d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h
+++ b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ struct rte_mempool_objsz {
 	/**< Total size of an object (header + elt + trailer). */
 };
 
-#define RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE 32 /**< Maximum length of a memory pool. */
+/**< Maximum length of a memory pool's name. */
+#define RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE (RTE_RING_NAMESIZE - \
+			      sizeof(RTE_MEMPOOL_MZ_PREFIX) + 1)
 #define RTE_MEMPOOL_MZ_PREFIX "MP_"
 
 /* "MP_<name>" */
@@ -208,7 +210,12 @@ struct rte_mempool_memhdr {
  * The RTE mempool structure.
  */
 struct rte_mempool {
-	char name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE]; /**< Name of mempool. */
+	/*
+	 * Note: this field kept the RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE size due to ABI
+	 * compatibility requirements, it could be changed to
+	 * RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE next time the ABI changes
+	 */
+	char name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE]; /**< Name of mempool. */
 	union {
 		void *pool_data;         /**< Ring or pool to store objects. */
 		uint64_t pool_id;        /**< External mempool identifier. */
diff --git a/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring.h b/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring.h
index eb45e41449..0e22e6946f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
+#include <rte_memzone.h>
 
 #define RTE_TAILQ_RING_NAME "RTE_RING"
 
@@ -126,8 +127,10 @@ struct rte_ring_debug_stats {
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
 #endif
 
-#define RTE_RING_NAMESIZE 32 /**< The maximum length of a ring name. */
 #define RTE_RING_MZ_PREFIX "RG_"
+/**< The maximum length of a ring name. */
+#define RTE_RING_NAMESIZE (RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE - \
+			   sizeof(RTE_RING_MZ_PREFIX) + 1)
 
 #ifndef RTE_RING_PAUSE_REP_COUNT
 #define RTE_RING_PAUSE_REP_COUNT 0 /**< Yield after pause num of times, no yield
@@ -147,7 +150,12 @@ struct rte_memzone; /* forward declaration, so as not to require memzone.h */
  * a problem.
  */
 struct rte_ring {
-	char name[RTE_RING_NAMESIZE];    /**< Name of the ring. */
+	/*
+	 * Note: this field kept the RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE size due to ABI
+	 * compatibility requirements, it could be changed to RTE_RING_NAMESIZE
+	 * next time the ABI changes
+	 */
+	char name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];    /**< Name of the ring. */
 	int flags;                       /**< Flags supplied at creation. */
 	const struct rte_memzone *memzone;
 			/**< Memzone, if any, containing the rte_ring */