diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_filesystem.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_filesystem.h
index 078e2eb6b4..060ac2b137 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_filesystem.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_filesystem.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ eal_hugepage_info_path(void)
 #define HUGEPAGE_FILE_FMT "%s/.%s_hugepage_file"
 
 static inline const char *
-eal_hugepage_file_path(void)
+eal_hugepage_data_path(void)
 {
 	static char buffer[PATH_MAX]; /* static so auto-zeroed */
 	const char *directory = default_config_dir;
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_memory.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_memory.c
index e0baabbebe..c917de1c26 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_memory.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_memory.c
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ eal_legacy_hugepage_init(void)
 	}
 
 	/* create shared memory */
-	hugepage = create_shared_memory(eal_hugepage_file_path(),
+	hugepage = create_shared_memory(eal_hugepage_data_path(),
 			nr_hugefiles * sizeof(struct hugepage_file));
 
 	if (hugepage == NULL) {
@@ -1727,16 +1727,18 @@ eal_legacy_hugepage_attach(void)
 
 	test_phys_addrs_available();
 
-	fd_hugepage = open(eal_hugepage_file_path(), O_RDONLY);
+	fd_hugepage = open(eal_hugepage_data_path(), O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd_hugepage < 0) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Could not open %s\n", eal_hugepage_file_path());
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Could not open %s\n",
+				eal_hugepage_data_path());
 		goto error;
 	}
 
 	size = getFileSize(fd_hugepage);
 	hp = mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd_hugepage, 0);
 	if (hp == MAP_FAILED) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Could not mmap %s\n", eal_hugepage_file_path());
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Could not mmap %s\n",
+				eal_hugepage_data_path());
 		goto error;
 	}