diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
index 1e41ae9de1..4755a5f333 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
@@ -331,10 +331,28 @@ struct igb_eth_syn_filter_ele {
 	struct rte_eth_syn_filter filter_info;
 };
 
+#define IGB_FLEX_FILTER_MAXLEN	128	/**< bytes to use in flex filter. */
+#define IGB_FLEX_FILTER_MASK_SIZE	\
+	(RTE_ALIGN(IGB_FLEX_FILTER_MAXLEN, CHAR_BIT) / CHAR_BIT)
+					/**< mask bytes in flex filter. */
+
+/**
+ * A structure used to define the flex filter entry
+ * to support RTE_ETH_FILTER_FLEXIBLE data representation.
+ */
+struct igb_flex_filter {
+	uint16_t len;
+	uint8_t bytes[IGB_FLEX_FILTER_MAXLEN]; /**< flex bytes in big endian. */
+	uint8_t mask[IGB_FLEX_FILTER_MASK_SIZE];
+		/**< if mask bit is 1b, do not compare corresponding byte. */
+	uint8_t priority;
+	uint16_t queue;       /**< Queue assigned to when match. */
+};
+
 /* flex filter list structure */
 struct igb_flex_filter_ele {
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(igb_flex_filter_ele) entries;
-	struct rte_eth_flex_filter filter_info;
+	struct igb_flex_filter filter_info;
 };
 
 /* rss filter  list structure */
@@ -515,7 +533,7 @@ int eth_igb_syn_filter_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			struct rte_eth_syn_filter *filter,
 			bool add);
 int eth_igb_add_del_flex_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			struct rte_eth_flex_filter *filter,
+			struct igb_flex_filter *filter,
 			bool add);
 int igb_rss_conf_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		      struct igb_rte_flow_rss_conf *out,
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
index 7f99b76e48..db67bcb7f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
@@ -4050,7 +4050,7 @@ igb_remove_flex_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 int
 eth_igb_add_del_flex_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			struct rte_eth_flex_filter *filter,
+			struct igb_flex_filter *filter,
 			bool add)
 {
 	struct e1000_filter_info *filter_info =
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
index 43fef889b5..ccb184df95 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ static int
 cons_parse_flex_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 				const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
 				const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
-				struct rte_eth_flex_filter *filter,
+				struct igb_flex_filter *filter,
 				struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 	const struct rte_flow_item *item;
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ cons_parse_flex_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 
 	if (!raw_mask->length ||
 	    !raw_mask->relative) {
-		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_flex_filter));
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct igb_flex_filter));
 		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
 				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
 				item, "Not supported by flex filter");
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ cons_parse_flex_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 
 	for (j = 0; j < raw_spec->length; j++) {
 		if (raw_mask->pattern[j] != 0xFF) {
-			memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_flex_filter));
+			memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct igb_flex_filter));
 			rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
 					RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
 					item, "Not supported by flex filter");
@@ -1140,8 +1140,8 @@ cons_parse_flex_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 	}
 
 	if ((raw_spec->length + offset + total_offset) >
-			RTE_FLEX_FILTER_MAXLEN) {
-		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_flex_filter));
+			IGB_FLEX_FILTER_MAXLEN) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct igb_flex_filter));
 		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
 				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
 				item, "Not supported by flex filter");
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ cons_parse_flex_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 	/* check if the first not void action is QUEUE. */
 	NEXT_ITEM_OF_ACTION(act, actions, index);
 	if (act->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_QUEUE) {
-		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_flex_filter));
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct igb_flex_filter));
 		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
 				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
 				act, "Not supported action.");
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ cons_parse_flex_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 	index++;
 	NEXT_ITEM_OF_ACTION(act, actions, index);
 	if (act->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END) {
-		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_flex_filter));
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct igb_flex_filter));
 		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
 				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
 				act, "Not supported action.");
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ cons_parse_flex_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 	/* parse attr */
 	/* must be input direction */
 	if (!attr->ingress) {
-		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_flex_filter));
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct igb_flex_filter));
 		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
 			RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_INGRESS,
 			attr, "Only support ingress.");
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ cons_parse_flex_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 
 	/* not supported */
 	if (attr->egress) {
-		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_flex_filter));
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct igb_flex_filter));
 		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
 			RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS,
 			attr, "Not support egress.");
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ cons_parse_flex_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 
 	/* not supported */
 	if (attr->transfer) {
-		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_flex_filter));
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct igb_flex_filter));
 		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
 			RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_TRANSFER,
 			attr, "No support for transfer.");
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ cons_parse_flex_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 	}
 
 	if (attr->priority > 0xFFFF) {
-		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_flex_filter));
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct igb_flex_filter));
 		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
 				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_PRIORITY,
 				   attr, "Error priority.");
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ igb_parse_flex_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				 const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 			     const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
 			     const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
-			     struct rte_eth_flex_filter *filter,
+			     struct igb_flex_filter *filter,
 			     struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 	struct e1000_hw *hw = E1000_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ igb_parse_flex_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 					actions, filter, error);
 
 	if (filter->queue >= IGB_MAX_RX_QUEUE_NUM) {
-		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_flex_filter));
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct igb_flex_filter));
 		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
 			RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
 			NULL, "queue number not supported by flex filter");
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ igb_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter ntuple_filter;
 	struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter ethertype_filter;
 	struct rte_eth_syn_filter syn_filter;
-	struct rte_eth_flex_filter flex_filter;
+	struct igb_flex_filter flex_filter;
 	struct igb_rte_flow_rss_conf rss_conf;
 	struct rte_flow *flow = NULL;
 	struct igb_ntuple_filter_ele *ntuple_filter_ptr;
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ igb_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	memset(&flex_filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_flex_filter));
+	memset(&flex_filter, 0, sizeof(struct igb_flex_filter));
 	ret = igb_parse_flex_filter(dev, attr, pattern,
 					actions, &flex_filter, error);
 	if (!ret) {
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ igb_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 			rte_memcpy(&flex_filter_ptr->filter_info,
 				&flex_filter,
-				sizeof(struct rte_eth_flex_filter));
+				sizeof(struct igb_flex_filter));
 			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&igb_filter_flex_list,
 				flex_filter_ptr, entries);
 			flow->rule = flex_filter_ptr;
@@ -1621,7 +1621,7 @@ igb_flow_validate(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter ntuple_filter;
 	struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter ethertype_filter;
 	struct rte_eth_syn_filter syn_filter;
-	struct rte_eth_flex_filter flex_filter;
+	struct igb_flex_filter flex_filter;
 	struct igb_rte_flow_rss_conf rss_conf;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ igb_flow_validate(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	if (!ret)
 		return 0;
 
-	memset(&flex_filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_flex_filter));
+	memset(&flex_filter, 0, sizeof(struct igb_flex_filter));
 	ret = igb_parse_flex_filter(dev, attr, pattern,
 				actions, &flex_filter, error);
 	if (!ret)
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_eth_ctrl.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_eth_ctrl.h
index 5690f8111a..c5e33bec31 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_eth_ctrl.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_eth_ctrl.h
@@ -56,25 +56,6 @@ enum rte_filter_op {
 	RTE_ETH_FILTER_OP_MAX
 };
 
-#define RTE_FLEX_FILTER_MAXLEN	128	/**< bytes to use in flex filter. */
-#define RTE_FLEX_FILTER_MASK_SIZE	\
-	(RTE_ALIGN(RTE_FLEX_FILTER_MAXLEN, CHAR_BIT) / CHAR_BIT)
-					/**< mask bytes in flex filter. */
-
-/**
- *  A structure used to define the flex filter entry
- *  to support RTE_ETH_FILTER_FLEXIBLE with RTE_ETH_FILTER_ADD,
- *  RTE_ETH_FILTER_DELETE and RTE_ETH_FILTER_GET operations.
- */
-struct rte_eth_flex_filter {
-	uint16_t len;
-	uint8_t bytes[RTE_FLEX_FILTER_MAXLEN];  /**< flex bytes in big endian.*/
-	uint8_t mask[RTE_FLEX_FILTER_MASK_SIZE];    /**< if mask bit is 1b, do
-					not compare corresponding byte. */
-	uint8_t priority;
-	uint16_t queue;       /**< Queue assigned to when match. */
-};
-
 /**
  * A structure used to define the TCP syn filter entry
  * to support RTE_ETH_FILTER_SYN with RTE_ETH_FILTER_ADD,
