diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 74306a2e8f..2030e66d48 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ Command line parameters `-r` and `--rpc-socket` will longer accept TCP ports. RP
 must now be started on a Unix domain socket. Exposing RPC on the network, as well as providing
 proper authentication (if needed) is now a responsibility of the user.
 
+### build
+
+The fio plugins now compile to `build/fio` and are named `spdk_bdev` and `spdk_nvme`.
+Existing fio configuration files will need to be updated.
+
 ### accel
 
 A new API was added `spdk_accel_get_capabilities` that allows applications to
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b81074766c..72b239ce42 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ all: mk/cc.mk $(DIRS-y)
 clean: $(DIRS-y)
 	$(Q)rm -f include/spdk/config.h
 	$(Q)rm -rf build/bin
+	$(Q)rm -rf build/fio
 
 install: all
 	$(Q)echo "Installed to $(DESTDIR)$(CONFIG_PREFIX)"
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ mk/cc.mk:
 build_dir: mk/cc.mk
 	$(Q)mkdir -p build/lib
 	$(Q)mkdir -p build/bin
+	$(Q)mkdir -p build/fio
 
 include/spdk/config.h: mk/config.mk scripts/genconfig.py
 	$(Q)echo "#ifndef SPDK_CONFIG_H" > $@.tmp; \
diff --git a/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/Makefile b/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/Makefile
index f28aeef280..d43221402f 100644
--- a/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/Makefile
+++ b/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/Makefile
@@ -36,15 +36,13 @@ SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.modules.mk
 
-APP := fio_plugin
+FIO_PLUGIN := spdk_bdev
 
 C_SRCS = fio_plugin.c
-CFLAGS += -I$(CONFIG_FIO_SOURCE_DIR)
-LDFLAGS += -shared -rdynamic -Wl,-z,nodelete
 
 # Unable to combine the FIO plugin and the VPP socket abstraction (license incompatibility)
 SPDK_LIB_LIST = $(filter-out sock_vpp,$(ALL_MODULES_LIST))
 SPDK_LIB_LIST += thread util bdev bdev_rpc conf accel rpc jsonrpc json log sock trace notify
 SPDK_LIB_LIST += event event_bdev event_accel event_vmd
 
-include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.app.mk
+include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.fio.mk
diff --git a/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/README.md b/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/README.md
index 2913b73888..369756fe31 100644
--- a/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/README.md
+++ b/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ To use the SPDK fio plugin with fio, specify the plugin binary using LD_PRELOAD
 fio and set ioengine=spdk_bdev in the fio configuration file (see example_config.fio in the same
 directory as this README).
 
-    LD_PRELOAD=<path to spdk repo>/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/fio_plugin fio
+    LD_PRELOAD=<path to spdk repo>/build/fio/spdk_bdev fio
 
 The fio configuration file must contain one new parameter:
 
diff --git a/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/Makefile b/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/Makefile
index 5032efdc88..5ffdac8010 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/Makefile
+++ b/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/Makefile
@@ -32,11 +32,20 @@
 #  OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
 
-SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(CURDIR)/../../..
+SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../../..)
+include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
+include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.modules.mk
 
-APP := fio_plugin
+FIO_PLUGIN := spdk_nvme
 
-CFLAGS += -I$(CONFIG_FIO_SOURCE_DIR)
-LDFLAGS += -shared -rdynamic
+C_SRCS = fio_plugin.c
 
-include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/nvme.libtest.mk
+# Unable to combine the FIO plugin and the VPP socket abstraction (license incompatibility)
+SPDK_LIB_LIST = $(filter-out sock_vpp,$(SOCK_MODULES_LIST))
+SPDK_LIB_LIST += nvme thread util log sock vmd
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RDMA),y)
+SPDK_LIB_LIST += rdma
+endif
+
+include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.fio.mk
diff --git a/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/README.md b/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/README.md
index da4b554256..e7a8b7c016 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/README.md
+++ b/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ To use the SPDK fio plugin with fio, specify the plugin binary using LD_PRELOAD
 fio and set ioengine=spdk in the fio configuration file (see example_config.fio in the same
 directory as this README).
 
-    LD_PRELOAD=<path to spdk repo>/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/fio_plugin fio
+    LD_PRELOAD=<path to spdk repo>/build/fio/spdk_nvme fio
 
 To select NVMe devices, you pass an SPDK Transport Identifier string as the filename. These are in the
 form:
diff --git a/mk/spdk.fio.mk b/mk/spdk.fio.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6aff4a0a73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mk/spdk.fio.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#
+#  BSD LICENSE
+#
+#  Copyright (c) Intel Corporation.
+#  All rights reserved.
+#
+#  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+#  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+#  are met:
+#
+#    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+#      the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+#      distribution.
+#    * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+#      contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+#      from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+#  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+#  "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+#  LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+#  A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+#  OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+#  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+#  LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+#  DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+#  THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+#  (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+#  OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+
+include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.app_vars.mk
+
+# Plugins go into build/example/
+FIO_PLUGIN := $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/build/fio/$(notdir $(FIO_PLUGIN))
+
+LIBS += $(SPDK_LIB_LINKER_ARGS)
+
+CFLAGS += -I$(CONFIG_FIO_SOURCE_DIR)
+LDFLAGS += -shared -rdynamic -Wl,-z,nodelete
+
+CLEAN_FILES = $(FIO_PLUGIN)
+
+all : $(FIO_PLUGIN)
+	@:
+
+install: empty_rule
+
+uninstall: empty_rule
+
+# To avoid overwriting warning
+empty_rule:
+	@:
+
+$(FIO_PLUGIN) : $(OBJS) $(SPDK_LIB_FILES) $(ENV_LIBS)
+	$(LINK_C)
+
+clean :
+	$(CLEAN_C) $(CLEAN_FILES)
+
+include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.deps.mk
diff --git a/scripts/perf/nvme/run_fio_test.sh b/scripts/perf/nvme/run_fio_test.sh
index 454ea555f2..bc888d0f48 100755
--- a/scripts/perf/nvme/run_fio_test.sh
+++ b/scripts/perf/nvme/run_fio_test.sh
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ rootdir=$(readlink -f $testdir/../../..)
 $rootdir/scripts/setup.sh
 
 # Run Performance Test with 1 SSD
-$testdir/run_fio_test.py $testdir/fio_test.conf $rootdir/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/fio_plugin 1
+$testdir/run_fio_test.py $testdir/fio_test.conf $rootdir/build/fio/spdk_nvme 1
 
 # 2 SSDs test run
-$testdir/run_fio_test.py $testdir/fio_test.conf $rootdir/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/fio_plugin 2
+$testdir/run_fio_test.py $testdir/fio_test.conf $rootdir/build/fio/spdk_nvme 2
 
 # 4 SSDs test run
-$testdir/run_fio_test.py $testdir/fio_test.conf $rootdir/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/fio_plugin 4
+$testdir/run_fio_test.py $testdir/fio_test.conf $rootdir/build/fio/spdk_nvme 4
 
 # 8 SSDs test run
-$testdir/run_fio_test.py $testdir/fio_test.conf $rootdir/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/fio_plugin 8
+$testdir/run_fio_test.py $testdir/fio_test.conf $rootdir/build/fio/spdk_nvme 8
diff --git a/scripts/perf/nvmf/run_nvmf.py b/scripts/perf/nvmf/run_nvmf.py
index 447b33ae97..7cf0e78cbf 100755
--- a/scripts/perf/nvmf/run_nvmf.py
+++ b/scripts/perf/nvmf/run_nvmf.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ runtime={run_time}
             subsystems = self.discover_subsystems(self.nic_ips, subsys_no)
             bdev_conf = self.gen_spdk_bdev_conf(subsystems)
             self.remote_call("echo '%s' > %s/bdev.conf" % (bdev_conf, self.spdk_dir))
-            ioengine = "%s/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/fio_plugin" % self.spdk_dir
+            ioengine = "%s/build/fio/spdk_bdev" % self.spdk_dir
             spdk_conf = "spdk_conf=%s/bdev.conf" % self.spdk_dir
         else:
             ioengine = "libaio"
diff --git a/test/common/autotest_common.sh b/test/common/autotest_common.sh
index ea48051dac..01e93d9d34 100755
--- a/test/common/autotest_common.sh
+++ b/test/common/autotest_common.sh
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ EOL
 function fio_bdev() {
 	# Setup fio binary cmd line
 	local fio_dir=$CONFIG_FIO_SOURCE_DIR
-	local bdev_plugin="$rootdir/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/fio_plugin"
+	local bdev_plugin="$rootdir/build/fio/spdk_bdev"
 
 	# Preload AddressSanitizer library to fio if fio_plugin was compiled with it
 	local asan_lib
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ function fio_bdev() {
 function fio_nvme() {
 	# Setup fio binary cmd line
 	local fio_dir=$CONFIG_FIO_SOURCE_DIR
-	local nvme_plugin="$rootdir/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/fio_plugin"
+	local nvme_plugin="$rootdir/build/fio/spdk_nvme"
 
 	# Preload AddressSanitizer library to fio if fio_plugin was compiled with it
 	asan_lib=$(ldd $nvme_plugin | grep libasan | awk '{print $3}')
diff --git a/test/nvme/nvme.sh b/test/nvme/nvme.sh
index 8e8fa94be9..cb50e8662e 100755
--- a/test/nvme/nvme.sh
+++ b/test/nvme/nvme.sh
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ function nvme_perf() {
 }
 
 function nvme_fio_test() {
-	PLUGIN_DIR=$rootdir/examples/nvme/fio_plugin
 	for bdf in $(get_nvme_bdfs); do
 		for blkname in $(get_nvme_name_from_bdf $bdf); do
-			fio_nvme $PLUGIN_DIR/example_config.fio --filename="trtype=PCIe traddr=${bdf//:/.} ns=${blkname##*n}"
+			fio_nvme $rootdir/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/example_config.fio --filename="trtype=PCIe traddr=${bdf//:/.} ns=${blkname##*n}"
 		done
 	done
 }
diff --git a/test/nvme/perf/common.sh b/test/nvme/perf/common.sh
index 805c1c0b85..d12c9d1e45 100755
--- a/test/nvme/perf/common.sh
+++ b/test/nvme/perf/common.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ set -e
 BASE_DIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
 ROOT_DIR=$(readlink -f $BASE_DIR/../../..)
 rootdir=$ROOT_DIR
-PLUGIN_DIR_NVME=$ROOT_DIR/examples/nvme/fio_plugin
-PLUGIN_DIR_BDEV=$ROOT_DIR/examples/bdev/fio_plugin
+PLUGIN_DIR=$ROOT_DIR/build/fio
 BDEVPERF_DIR=$ROOT_DIR/test/bdev/bdevperf
 NVMEPERF_DIR=$ROOT_DIR/examples/nvme/perf
 . $ROOT_DIR/scripts/common.sh || exit 1
@@ -350,9 +349,9 @@ function run_spdk_nvme_fio() {
 	local plugin=$1
 	echo "** Running fio test, this can take a while, depending on the run-time and ramp-time setting."
 	if [[ "$plugin" = "spdk-plugin-nvme" ]]; then
-		LD_PRELOAD=$PLUGIN_DIR_NVME/fio_plugin $FIO_BIN $BASE_DIR/config.fio --output-format=json "${@:2}" --ioengine=spdk
+		LD_PRELOAD=$PLUGIN_DIR/spdk_nvme $FIO_BIN $BASE_DIR/config.fio --output-format=json "${@:2}" --ioengine=spdk
 	elif [[ "$plugin" = "spdk-plugin-bdev" ]]; then
-		LD_PRELOAD=$PLUGIN_DIR_BDEV/fio_plugin $FIO_BIN $BASE_DIR/config.fio --output-format=json "${@:2}" --ioengine=spdk_bdev --spdk_json_conf=$BASE_DIR/bdev.conf --spdk_mem=4096
+		LD_PRELOAD=$PLUGIN_DIR/spdk_bdev $FIO_BIN $BASE_DIR/config.fio --output-format=json "${@:2}" --ioengine=spdk_bdev --spdk_json_conf=$BASE_DIR/bdev.conf --spdk_mem=4096
 	fi
 
 	sleep 1
diff --git a/test/vhost/perf_bench/vhost_perf.sh b/test/vhost/perf_bench/vhost_perf.sh
index 1b06cf7271..e03197e5a6 100755
--- a/test/vhost/perf_bench/vhost_perf.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/perf_bench/vhost_perf.sh
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ if [[ $run_precondition == true ]]; then
 	fio_filename=$(printf ":%sn1" "${nvmes[@]}")
 	fio_filename=${fio_filename:1}
 	$precond_fio_bin --name="precondition" \
-		--ioengine="${rootdir}/examples/bdev/fio_plugin/fio_plugin" \
+		--ioengine="${rootdir}/build/fio/spdk_bdev" \
 		--rw="write" --spdk_json_conf="$json_cfg" --thread="1" \
 		--group_reporting --direct="1" --size="100%" --loops="2" --bs="256k" \
 		--iodepth=32 --filename="${fio_filename}" || true
diff --git a/test/vmd/vmd.sh b/test/vmd/vmd.sh
index fd3c7642c7..f07c41f32d 100755
--- a/test/vmd/vmd.sh
+++ b/test/vmd/vmd.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ function vmd_perf() {
 }
 
 function vmd_fio() {
-	PLUGIN_DIR=$rootdir/examples/nvme/fio_plugin
 	for bdf in $pci_devs; do
 		fio_nvme $testdir/config/config.fio --filename="trtype=PCIe traddr=${bdf//:/.} ns=1"
 	done