diff --git a/devtools/test-build.sh b/devtools/test-build.sh
index 11357c7d4e..d2b9480b6c 100755
--- a/devtools/test-build.sh
+++ b/devtools/test-build.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 default_path=$PATH
 
 # Load config options:
-# - AESNI_MULTI_BUFFER_LIB_PATH
 # - ARMV8_CRYPTO_LIB_PATH
 # - DPDK_BUILD_TEST_CONFIGS (defconfig1+option1+option2 defconfig2)
 # - DPDK_DEP_ARCHIVE
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ reset_env ()
 	unset DPDK_DEP_IPSEC_MB
 	unset DPDK_DEP_SZE
 	unset DPDK_DEP_ZLIB
-	unset AESNI_MULTI_BUFFER_LIB_PATH
 	unset ARMV8_CRYPTO_LIB_PATH
 	unset FLEXRAN_SDK
 	unset LIBMUSDK_PATH
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ config () # <directory> <target> <options>
 		sed -ri   's,(PMD_ARMV8_CRYPTO=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test "$DPDK_DEP_IPSEC_MB" != y || \
 		sed -ri       's,(PMD_AESNI_MB=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
-		test -z "$AESNI_MULTI_BUFFER_LIB_PATH" || \
+		test "$DPDK_DEP_IPSEC_MB" != y || \
 		sed -ri      's,(PMD_AESNI_GCM=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
 		test -z "$LIBSSO_SNOW3G_PATH" || \
 		sed -ri         's,(PMD_SNOW3G=)n,\1y,' $1/.config
diff --git a/doc/guides/cryptodevs/aesni_gcm.rst b/doc/guides/cryptodevs/aesni_gcm.rst
index ffd6ba909b..01590e850f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/cryptodevs/aesni_gcm.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/cryptodevs/aesni_gcm.rst
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@ Installation
 To build DPDK with the AESNI_GCM_PMD the user is required to download the multi-buffer
 library from `here <https://github.com/01org/intel-ipsec-mb>`_
 and compile it on their user system before building DPDK.
-The latest version of the library supported by this PMD is v0.48, which
-can be downloaded in `<https://github.com/01org/intel-ipsec-mb/archive/v0.48.zip>`_.
+The latest version of the library supported by this PMD is v0.49, which
+can be downloaded in `<https://github.com/01org/intel-ipsec-mb/archive/v0.49.zip>`_.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-	make
+    make
+    make install
 
 As a reference, the following table shows a mapping between the past DPDK versions
 and the external crypto libraries supported by them:
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ and the external crypto libraries supported by them:
    =============  ================================
    16.04 - 16.11  Multi-buffer library 0.43 - 0.44
    17.02 - 17.05  ISA-L Crypto v2.18
-   17.08+         Multi-buffer library 0.46+
+   17.08 - 18.02  Multi-buffer library 0.46 - 0.48
+   18.05          Multi-buffer library 0.49
    =============  ================================
 
 
@@ -64,9 +66,6 @@ Initialization
 
 In order to enable this virtual crypto PMD, user must:
 
-* Export the environmental variable AESNI_MULTI_BUFFER_LIB_PATH with the path where
-  the library was extracted.
-
 * Build the multi buffer library (explained in Installation section).
 
 * Set CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AESNI_GCM=y in config/common_base.
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/Makefile b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/Makefile
index d06c544447..0a5c1a8729 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/Makefile
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
-ifeq ($(AESNI_MULTI_BUFFER_LIB_PATH),)
-$(error "Please define AESNI_MULTI_BUFFER_LIB_PATH environment variable")
-endif
-endif
-
 # library name
 LIB = librte_pmd_aesni_gcm.a
 
@@ -23,9 +17,7 @@ LIBABIVER := 1
 EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_aesni_gcm_version.map
 
 # external library dependencies
-CFLAGS += -I$(AESNI_MULTI_BUFFER_LIB_PATH)
-CFLAGS += -I$(AESNI_MULTI_BUFFER_LIB_PATH)/include
-LDLIBS += -L$(AESNI_MULTI_BUFFER_LIB_PATH) -lIPSec_MB
+LDLIBS += -lIPSec_MB
 LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_mbuf -lrte_mempool -lrte_ring
 LDLIBS += -lrte_cryptodev
 LDLIBS += -lrte_bus_vdev
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_ops.h b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_ops.h
index 59e504eec5..4506166986 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_ops.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_ops.h
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 #define LINUX
 #endif
 
-#include <gcm_defines.h>
-#include <aux_funcs.h>
+#include <intel-ipsec-mb.h>
 
 /** Supported vector modes */
 enum aesni_gcm_vector_mode {
diff --git a/mk/rte.app.mk b/mk/rte.app.mk
index f3900478d5..ad22bbb825 100644
--- a/mk/rte.app.mk
+++ b/mk/rte.app.mk
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CRYPTODEV),y)
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AESNI_MB)    += -lrte_pmd_aesni_mb
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AESNI_MB)    += -lIPSec_MB
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AESNI_GCM)   += -lrte_pmd_aesni_gcm
-_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AESNI_GCM)   += -L$(AESNI_MULTI_BUFFER_LIB_PATH) -lIPSec_MB
+_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AESNI_GCM)   += -lIPSec_MB
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_OPENSSL)     += -lrte_pmd_openssl -lcrypto
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_NULL_CRYPTO) += -lrte_pmd_null_crypto
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_QAT)         += -lrte_pmd_qat -lcrypto