diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa2/Makefile b/drivers/event/dpaa2/Makefile
index b23c18efbf..d268e33526 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dpaa2/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa2/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/mempool/dpaa2
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/event/dpaa2
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal
-LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_eventdev -lrte_bus_fslmc
+LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_eventdev -lrte_bus_fslmc -lrte_pmd_dpaa2
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/net/dpaa2
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/net/dpaa2/mc
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa2/rte_pmd_dpaa2_version.map b/drivers/net/dpaa2/rte_pmd_dpaa2_version.map
index b741bc0e09..09f4364bcf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa2/rte_pmd_dpaa2_version.map
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa2/rte_pmd_dpaa2_version.map
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ DPDK_17.11 {
 
 	dpaa2_eth_eventq_attach;
 	dpaa2_eth_eventq_detach;
-};
+
+} DPDK_17.05;