diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_11.rst
index 8fa4cf468d..bafd99c39e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_11.rst
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ 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``, ``ifpga``, ``pci``
-  buses has been marked as an internal API.
+* drivers: Registering a driver on the ``auxiliary``, ``ifpga``, ``pci``,
+  ``vdev`` 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).
 
diff --git a/drivers/baseband/la12xx/bbdev_la12xx.c b/drivers/baseband/la12xx/bbdev_la12xx.c
index 4e47d9342c..5d090c62a0 100644
--- a/drivers/baseband/la12xx/bbdev_la12xx.c
+++ b/drivers/baseband/la12xx/bbdev_la12xx.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/baseband/null/bbdev_null.c b/drivers/baseband/null/bbdev_null.c
index eeab25941c..28a0cb5d4e 100644
--- a/drivers/baseband/null/bbdev_null.c
+++ b/drivers/baseband/null/bbdev_null.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/baseband/turbo_sw/bbdev_turbo_software.c b/drivers/baseband/turbo_sw/bbdev_turbo_software.c
index c01a04fed5..db96b973af 100644
--- a/drivers/baseband/turbo_sw/bbdev_turbo_software.c
+++ b/drivers/baseband/turbo_sw/bbdev_turbo_software.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/bus/vdev/bus_vdev_driver.h b/drivers/bus/vdev/bus_vdev_driver.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36748cdfae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/bus/vdev/bus_vdev_driver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2016 RehiveTech. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef BUS_VDEV_DRIVER_H
+#define BUS_VDEV_DRIVER_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <rte_compat.h>
+#include <rte_dev.h>
+#include <rte_devargs.h>
+
+struct rte_vdev_device {
+	RTE_TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_vdev_device) next;      /**< Next attached vdev */
+	struct rte_device device;               /**< Inherit core device */
+};
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Helper macro for drivers that need to convert to struct rte_vdev_device.
+ */
+#define RTE_DEV_TO_VDEV(ptr) \
+	container_of(ptr, struct rte_vdev_device, device)
+
+#define RTE_DEV_TO_VDEV_CONST(ptr) \
+	container_of(ptr, const struct rte_vdev_device, device)
+
+#define RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_VDEV(eth_dev)	RTE_DEV_TO_VDEV((eth_dev)->device)
+
+static inline const char *
+rte_vdev_device_name(const struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
+{
+	if (dev && dev->device.name)
+		return dev->device.name;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline const char *
+rte_vdev_device_args(const struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
+{
+	if (dev && dev->device.devargs)
+		return dev->device.devargs->args;
+	return "";
+}
+
+/**
+ * Probe function called for each virtual device driver once.
+ */
+typedef int (rte_vdev_probe_t)(struct rte_vdev_device *dev);
+
+/**
+ * Remove function called for each virtual device driver once.
+ */
+typedef int (rte_vdev_remove_t)(struct rte_vdev_device *dev);
+
+/**
+ * Driver-specific DMA mapping. After a successful call the device
+ * will be able to read/write from/to this segment.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to the Virtual device.
+ * @param addr
+ *   Starting virtual address of memory to be mapped.
+ * @param iova
+ *   Starting IOVA address of memory to be mapped.
+ * @param len
+ *   Length of memory segment being mapped.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0 On success.
+ *   - Negative value and rte_errno is set otherwise.
+ */
+typedef int (rte_vdev_dma_map_t)(struct rte_vdev_device *dev, void *addr,
+			    uint64_t iova, size_t len);
+
+/**
+ * Driver-specific DMA un-mapping. After a successful call the device
+ * will not be able to read/write from/to this segment.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to the Virtual device.
+ * @param addr
+ *   Starting virtual address of memory to be unmapped.
+ * @param iova
+ *   Starting IOVA address of memory to be unmapped.
+ * @param len
+ *   Length of memory segment being unmapped.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0 On success.
+ *   - Negative value and rte_errno is set otherwise.
+ */
+typedef int (rte_vdev_dma_unmap_t)(struct rte_vdev_device *dev, void *addr,
+			      uint64_t iova, size_t len);
+
+/**
+ * A virtual device driver abstraction.
+ */
+struct rte_vdev_driver {
+	RTE_TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_vdev_driver) next; /**< Next in list. */
+	struct rte_driver driver;        /**< Inherited general driver. */
+	rte_vdev_probe_t *probe;         /**< Virtual device probe function. */
+	rte_vdev_remove_t *remove;       /**< Virtual device remove function. */
+	rte_vdev_dma_map_t *dma_map;     /**< Virtual device DMA map function. */
+	rte_vdev_dma_unmap_t *dma_unmap; /**< Virtual device DMA unmap function. */
+	uint32_t drv_flags;              /**< Flags RTE_VDEV_DRV_*. */
+};
+
+/** Device driver needs IOVA as VA and cannot work with IOVA as PA */
+#define RTE_VDEV_DRV_NEED_IOVA_AS_VA 0x0001
+
+/**
+ * Register a virtual device driver.
+ *
+ * @param driver
+ *   A pointer to a rte_vdev_driver structure describing the driver
+ *   to be registered.
+ */
+__rte_internal
+void rte_vdev_register(struct rte_vdev_driver *driver);
+
+/**
+ * Unregister a virtual device driver.
+ *
+ * @param driver
+ *   A pointer to a rte_vdev_driver structure describing the driver
+ *   to be unregistered.
+ */
+__rte_internal
+void rte_vdev_unregister(struct rte_vdev_driver *driver);
+
+#define RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(nm, vdrv)\
+static const char *vdrvinit_ ## nm ## _alias;\
+RTE_INIT(vdrvinitfn_ ##vdrv)\
+{\
+	(vdrv).driver.name = RTE_STR(nm);\
+	(vdrv).driver.alias = vdrvinit_ ## nm ## _alias;\
+	rte_vdev_register(&vdrv);\
+} \
+RTE_PMD_EXPORT_NAME(nm, __COUNTER__)
+
+#define RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(nm, alias)\
+static const char *vdrvinit_ ## nm ## _alias = RTE_STR(alias)
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* BUS_VDEV_DRIVER_H */
diff --git a/drivers/bus/vdev/meson.build b/drivers/bus/vdev/meson.build
index 8adf674530..1532ed4f35 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/vdev/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/bus/vdev/meson.build
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ sources = files(
         'vdev_params.c',
 )
 headers = files('rte_bus_vdev.h')
+driver_sdk_headers = files('bus_vdev_driver.h')
 
 deps += ['kvargs']
diff --git a/drivers/bus/vdev/rte_bus_vdev.h b/drivers/bus/vdev/rte_bus_vdev.h
index 5af6be009f..f48dd24e5e 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/vdev/rte_bus_vdev.h
+++ b/drivers/bus/vdev/rte_bus_vdev.h
@@ -15,140 +15,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_devargs.h>
-
-struct rte_vdev_device {
-	RTE_TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_vdev_device) next;      /**< Next attached vdev */
-	struct rte_device device;               /**< Inherit core device */
-};
-
-/**
- * @internal
- * Helper macro for drivers that need to convert to struct rte_vdev_device.
- */
-#define RTE_DEV_TO_VDEV(ptr) \
-	container_of(ptr, struct rte_vdev_device, device)
-
-#define RTE_DEV_TO_VDEV_CONST(ptr) \
-	container_of(ptr, const struct rte_vdev_device, device)
-
-#define RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_VDEV(eth_dev)	RTE_DEV_TO_VDEV((eth_dev)->device)
-
-static inline const char *
-rte_vdev_device_name(const struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
-{
-	if (dev && dev->device.name)
-		return dev->device.name;
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-static inline const char *
-rte_vdev_device_args(const struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
-{
-	if (dev && dev->device.devargs)
-		return dev->device.devargs->args;
-	return "";
-}
-
-/** Double linked list of virtual device drivers. */
-RTE_TAILQ_HEAD(vdev_driver_list, rte_vdev_driver);
-
-/**
- * Probe function called for each virtual device driver once.
- */
-typedef int (rte_vdev_probe_t)(struct rte_vdev_device *dev);
-
-/**
- * Remove function called for each virtual device driver once.
- */
-typedef int (rte_vdev_remove_t)(struct rte_vdev_device *dev);
-
-/**
- * Driver-specific DMA mapping. After a successful call the device
- * will be able to read/write from/to this segment.
- *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to the Virtual device.
- * @param addr
- *   Starting virtual address of memory to be mapped.
- * @param iova
- *   Starting IOVA address of memory to be mapped.
- * @param len
- *   Length of memory segment being mapped.
- * @return
- *   - 0 On success.
- *   - Negative value and rte_errno is set otherwise.
- */
-typedef int (rte_vdev_dma_map_t)(struct rte_vdev_device *dev, void *addr,
-			    uint64_t iova, size_t len);
-
-/**
- * Driver-specific DMA un-mapping. After a successful call the device
- * will not be able to read/write from/to this segment.
- *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to the Virtual device.
- * @param addr
- *   Starting virtual address of memory to be unmapped.
- * @param iova
- *   Starting IOVA address of memory to be unmapped.
- * @param len
- *   Length of memory segment being unmapped.
- * @return
- *   - 0 On success.
- *   - Negative value and rte_errno is set otherwise.
- */
-typedef int (rte_vdev_dma_unmap_t)(struct rte_vdev_device *dev, void *addr,
-			      uint64_t iova, size_t len);
-
-/**
- * A virtual device driver abstraction.
- */
-struct rte_vdev_driver {
-	RTE_TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_vdev_driver) next; /**< Next in list. */
-	struct rte_driver driver;        /**< Inherited general driver. */
-	rte_vdev_probe_t *probe;         /**< Virtual device probe function. */
-	rte_vdev_remove_t *remove;       /**< Virtual device remove function. */
-	rte_vdev_dma_map_t *dma_map;     /**< Virtual device DMA map function. */
-	rte_vdev_dma_unmap_t *dma_unmap; /**< Virtual device DMA unmap function. */
-	uint32_t drv_flags;              /**< Flags RTE_VDEV_DRV_*. */
-};
-
-/** Device driver needs IOVA as VA and cannot work with IOVA as PA */
-#define RTE_VDEV_DRV_NEED_IOVA_AS_VA 0x0001
-
-/**
- * Register a virtual device driver.
- *
- * @param driver
- *   A pointer to a rte_vdev_driver structure describing the driver
- *   to be registered.
- */
-void rte_vdev_register(struct rte_vdev_driver *driver);
-
-/**
- * Unregister a virtual device driver.
- *
- * @param driver
- *   A pointer to a rte_vdev_driver structure describing the driver
- *   to be unregistered.
- */
-void rte_vdev_unregister(struct rte_vdev_driver *driver);
-
-#define RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(nm, vdrv)\
-static const char *vdrvinit_ ## nm ## _alias;\
-RTE_INIT(vdrvinitfn_ ##vdrv)\
-{\
-	(vdrv).driver.name = RTE_STR(nm);\
-	(vdrv).driver.alias = vdrvinit_ ## nm ## _alias;\
-	rte_vdev_register(&vdrv);\
-} \
-RTE_PMD_EXPORT_NAME(nm, __COUNTER__)
-
-#define RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(nm, alias)\
-static const char *vdrvinit_ ## nm ## _alias = RTE_STR(alias)
-
 typedef void (*rte_vdev_scan_callback)(void *user_arg);
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c b/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c
index a8d8b2327e..7d78cf93bc 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 
-#include "rte_bus_vdev.h"
+#include "bus_vdev_driver.h"
 #include "vdev_logs.h"
 #include "vdev_private.h"
 
@@ -30,16 +30,14 @@
 /* Forward declare to access virtual bus name */
 static struct rte_bus rte_vdev_bus;
 
-/** Double linked list of virtual device drivers. */
-TAILQ_HEAD(vdev_device_list, rte_vdev_device);
 
-static struct vdev_device_list vdev_device_list =
+static TAILQ_HEAD(, rte_vdev_device) vdev_device_list =
 	TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(vdev_device_list);
 /* The lock needs to be recursive because a vdev can manage another vdev. */
 static rte_spinlock_recursive_t vdev_device_list_lock =
 	RTE_SPINLOCK_RECURSIVE_INITIALIZER;
 
-static struct vdev_driver_list vdev_driver_list =
+static TAILQ_HEAD(, rte_vdev_driver) vdev_driver_list =
 	TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(vdev_driver_list);
 
 struct vdev_custom_scan {
diff --git a/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev_params.c b/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev_params.c
index 3d6f63344a..bc5e6ed6ba 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev_params.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev_params.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_bus.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/bus/vdev/version.map b/drivers/bus/vdev/version.map
index 7cc3098a50..594c48c3db 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/vdev/version.map
+++ b/drivers/bus/vdev/version.map
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@ DPDK_23 {
 
 	rte_vdev_add_custom_scan;
 	rte_vdev_init;
-	rte_vdev_register;
 	rte_vdev_remove_custom_scan;
 	rte_vdev_uninit;
-	rte_vdev_unregister;
 
 	local: *;
 };
+
+INTERNAL {
+	global:
+
+	rte_vdev_register;
+	rte_vdev_unregister;
+};
diff --git a/drivers/compress/isal/isal_compress_pmd.c b/drivers/compress/isal/isal_compress_pmd.c
index b7ba61c434..cb23e929ed 100644
--- a/drivers/compress/isal/isal_compress_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/compress/isal/isal_compress_pmd.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 #include <isa-l.h>
 
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cpuflags.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd.c b/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd.c
index 0220c6d038..98abd41013 100644
--- a/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018 Cavium Networks
  */
 
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 
 #include "zlib_pmd_private.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
index 32127a874c..5c060e71a3 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cpuflags.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_device.h b/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_device.h
index 4901a6cfd9..610454dd5e 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_device.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_device.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "bcmfs_logs.h"
 #include "bcmfs_qp.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr.c b/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr.c
index 8e9cfe73d8..8c0b4909cf 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_crypto.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_security_driver.h>
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/rte_ccp_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/rte_ccp_pmd.c
index 4957f11e97..6c3e45e333 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/rte_ccp_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/rte_ccp_pmd.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <bus_pci_driver.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/ipsec_mb_private.c b/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/ipsec_mb_private.c
index aab42c360c..2e7347fa79 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/ipsec_mb_private.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/ipsec_mb_private.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2021 Intel Corporation
  */
 
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/ipsec_mb_private.h b/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/ipsec_mb_private.h
index e2c240dfc0..d0d4258ee1 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/ipsec_mb_private.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/ipsec_mb_private.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <intel-ipsec-mb.h>
 #include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 
 #if defined(RTE_LIB_SECURITY)
 #define IPSEC_MB_DOCSIS_SEC_ENABLED 1
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/pmd_kasumi.c b/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/pmd_kasumi.c
index c9d4f9d0ae..fba10b8cf4 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/pmd_kasumi.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ipsec_mb/pmd_kasumi.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2016-2021 Intel Corporation
  */
 
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cpuflags.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd.c
index 04efd9aaa8..c35876c8b4 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_security_driver.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cpuflags.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c
index 9ecb434fd0..eab74ad45f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "null_crypto_pmd_private.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
index e01dacc98d..ed6d215f1b 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cpuflags.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
index c22d732180..9d1ce46622 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cpuflags.h>
 #include <rte_reorder.h>
diff --git a/drivers/dma/skeleton/skeleton_dmadev.c b/drivers/dma/skeleton/skeleton_dmadev.c
index fbe4a374f4..9b6da655fd 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/skeleton/skeleton_dmadev.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/skeleton/skeleton_dmadev.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c
index 5de3e9e5f5..08df6e223a 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev_selftest.c b/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev_selftest.c
index 941fb8fc43..427aff4b11 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev_selftest.c
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev_selftest.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_test.h>
 #include <bus_fslmc_driver.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
index f10a699674..4390f32770 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "ssovf_evdev.h"
 #include "timvf_evdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev_selftest.c b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev_selftest.c
index 3d945d67dd..b54ae126d2 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev_selftest.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev_selftest.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_test.h>
 
 #include "ssovf_evdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev.c b/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev.c
index 53d637bc6b..9ce8b39b60 100644
--- a/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev_init.c b/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev_init.c
index 15aae47524..be3437fc2f 100644
--- a/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev_init.c
+++ b/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev_init.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_test.c b/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_test.c
index c251478d59..3cbe2139ee 100644
--- a/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_test.c
+++ b/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_test.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_eventdev.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_pause.h>
 
 #include "opdl_evdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.c
index bf3b01ebc8..6bd8fec6d4 100644
--- a/drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "skeleton_eventdev.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
index 309b988d82..ba4d3a1b39 100644
--- a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_selftest.c b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_selftest.c
index 72d745fbec..ed7ae6a685 100644
--- a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_selftest.c
+++ b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_selftest.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <rte_pause.h>
 #include <rte_service.h>
 #include <rte_service_component.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "sw_evdev.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
index cbcb46049e..c13a0942aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/af_xdp/rte_eth_af_xdp.c b/drivers/net/af_xdp/rte_eth_af_xdp.c
index fce649c2a1..fd7be47311 100644
--- a/drivers/net/af_xdp/rte_eth_af_xdp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/af_xdp/rte_eth_af_xdp.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
index 4ac191c468..b44dd219cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 
 #include "rte_eth_bond.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index 73e6972035..cd80a0af46 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <rte_ip_frag.h>
 #include <rte_devargs.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe.c b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe.c
index 05cf533896..5d4d52c341 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe.c
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 #include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_devargs.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <rte_bus.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "failsafe_private.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.h
index dbf57f9ba8..4b93d2649e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
index 0532de5315..c0e1f8db40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
+++ b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <rte_kni.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 
 /* Only single queue supported */
 #define KNI_MAX_QUEUE_PER_PORT 1
diff --git a/drivers/net/memif/memif_socket.c b/drivers/net/memif/memif_socket.c
index 7886644412..4700ce2e77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/memif/memif_socket.c
+++ b/drivers/net/memif/memif_socket.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_hash.h>
 #include <rte_jhash.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.c b/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.c
index dd951b8296..a574bce49e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/memif/rte_eth_memif.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c
index eef016aa0b..6a0dd6091d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c
index 735efb6cfc..310e3e5acf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
index 4279e86a09..47d9554ec5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
+++ b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c
index 8419c4e501..05b3b769de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <eventdev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c
index 5029649059..5780f704b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf_dyn.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_os_shim.h>
 
 #include "pcap_osdep.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c
index c2991ab1cc..0352a57950 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <sys/epoll.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <ethdev_vdev.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <dpaa_of.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
index 77413c4988..c645eb9910 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
index b1f4edd629..bcf6664460 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
index 73715f058f..1eafeb07fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_net.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/vdev_netvsc/vdev_netvsc.c b/drivers/net/vdev_netvsc/vdev_netvsc.c
index 2587195168..65043a04eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vdev_netvsc/vdev_netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vdev_netvsc/vdev_netvsc.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_bus.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
index 5ab2b61d90..b152279fac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_net.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_vhost.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
index 3ea8bdbf91..d32abec327 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <ethdev_vdev.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/raw/cnxk_gpio/cnxk_gpio.c b/drivers/raw/cnxk_gpio/cnxk_gpio.c
index d759ed82d4..e2907c18b5 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/cnxk_gpio/cnxk_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/raw/cnxk_gpio/cnxk_gpio.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/drivers/raw/dpaa2_cmdif/dpaa2_cmdif.c b/drivers/raw/dpaa2_cmdif/dpaa2_cmdif.c
index c7bddbc6cc..aeee4ac289 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/dpaa2_cmdif/dpaa2_cmdif.c
+++ b/drivers/raw/dpaa2_cmdif/dpaa2_cmdif.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
diff --git a/drivers/raw/ifpga/ifpga_rawdev.c b/drivers/raw/ifpga/ifpga_rawdev.c
index ec86bfdb0c..1020adcf6e 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/ifpga/ifpga_rawdev.c
+++ b/drivers/raw/ifpga/ifpga_rawdev.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_pmd_i40e.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev.c b/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev.c
index 52bc1f9b1f..e621440c18 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev.c
+++ b/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <rte_rawdev.h>
 #include <rte_rawdev_pmd.h>
diff --git a/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev_test.c b/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev_test.c
index 858e711e6f..afe24f0d34 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev_test.c
+++ b/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev_test.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_rawdev.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_test.h>
 
 /* Using relative path as skeleton_rawdev is not part of exported headers */
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_vdev.h b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_vdev.h
index f5f536ce64..364f140f91 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_vdev.h
+++ b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_vdev.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 #include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd_vdev.h b/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd_vdev.h
index 77904910a2..cf2333cf41 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd_vdev.h
+++ b/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd_vdev.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <rte_config.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <bus_vdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "eventdev_pmd.h"