diff --git a/lib/idxd/Makefile b/lib/idxd/Makefile
index 1d6bf69103..7e8a706f6c 100644
--- a/lib/idxd/Makefile
+++ b/lib/idxd/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@
 SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
+SO_VER := 2
+SO_MINOR := 0
+SO_SUFFIX := $(SO_VER).$(SO_MINOR)
+
 C_SRCS = idxd.c
 LIBNAME = idxd
 
+SPDK_MAP_FILE = $(abspath $(CURDIR)/spdk_idxd.map)
+
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.lib.mk
diff --git a/lib/idxd/spdk_idxd.map b/lib/idxd/spdk_idxd.map
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0e3e7bdb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/idxd/spdk_idxd.map
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+	global:
+
+	# public functions
+	spdk_idxd_configure_chan;
+	spdk_idxd_reconfigure_chan;
+	spdk_idxd_probe;
+	spdk_idxd_detach;
+	spdk_idxd_set_config;
+	spdk_idxd_submit_copy;
+	spdk_idxd_submit_fill;
+	spdk_idxd_process_events;
+	spdk_idxd_get_channel;
+	spdk_idxd_put_channel;
+
+	local: *;
+};
diff --git a/test/make/check_so_deps.sh b/test/make/check_so_deps.sh
index 8576dad2c4..6602a5e52e 100755
--- a/test/make/check_so_deps.sh
+++ b/test/make/check_so_deps.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ function confirm_abi_deps() {
 	fi
 
 	cat << EOF > ${suppression_file}
-
+[suppress_variable]
+	name = SPDK_LOG_IDXD
 EOF
 
 	for object in "$libdir"/libspdk_*.so; do
@@ -87,8 +88,11 @@ EOF
 
 			if [ "$so_name_changed" != "No" ]; then
 				if ! $found_abi_change; then
-					echo "SO name for $so_file changed without a change to abi. please revert that change."
-					touch $fail_file
+					# Unfortunately, libspdk_idxd made it into 20.04 without an SO suffix. TODO:: remove after 20.07
+					if [ "$so_file" != "libspdk_idxd.so" ]; then
+						echo "SO name for $so_file changed without a change to abi. please revert that change."
+						touch $fail_file
+					fi
 				fi
 
 				if [ "$new_so_maj" != "$old_so_maj" ] && [ "$new_so_min" != "0" ]; then