diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c
index 74a2a677e8..3da01b46d8 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <libvirt/libvirt.h>
 
 #include "channel_manager.h"
-#include "channel_commands.h"
 #include "channel_monitor.h"
 #include "power_manager.h"
 
diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.c
index 1d00a6cf6c..75a29d2589 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.c
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 
 #include <libvirt/libvirt.h>
 #include "channel_monitor.h"
-#include "channel_commands.h"
 #include "channel_manager.h"
 #include "power_manager.h"
 #include "oob_monitor.h"
diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.h b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.h
index 7362a80d26..fe6ceedc95 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.h
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #define CHANNEL_MONITOR_H_
 
 #include "channel_manager.h"
-#include "channel_commands.h"
+#include "rte_power_channel_commands.h"
 
 struct core_share {
 	unsigned int pcpu;
diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/main.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/main.c
index f63b3c988a..4c0c98f498 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/main.c
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/main.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 
+#include "rte_power_channel_commands.h"
 #include "vm_power_cli_guest.h"
 #include "parse.h"
 
diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.c
index 96c1a1ff69..263e7ec9ff 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.c
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 
 #include <rte_power.h>
-#include <guest_channel.h>
+#include <rte_power_guest_channel.h>
 
 #include "vm_power_cli_guest.h"
 
diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.h b/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.h
index 6ad14a3dea..33c01ff7ca 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.h
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#include "channel_commands.h"
+struct channel_packet;
 
 struct channel_packet *get_policy(void);
 
diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/vm_power_cli.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/vm_power_cli.c
index 7edeaccda5..4c41645664 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/vm_power_cli.c
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/vm_power_cli.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "channel_manager.h"
 #include "channel_monitor.h"
 #include "power_manager.h"
-#include "channel_commands.h"
 
 struct cmd_quit_result {
 	cmdline_fixed_string_t quit;
diff --git a/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.c b/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.c
index 7b5926e5c4..d49cf0cd57 100644
--- a/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.c
+++ b/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.c
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_log.h>
 
-#include "guest_channel.h"
-#include "channel_commands.h"
+#include "rte_power_guest_channel.h"
 
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_GUEST_CHANNEL RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_power/meson.build b/lib/librte_power/meson.build
index 78c031c943..e9b1fa6e45 100644
--- a/lib/librte_power/meson.build
+++ b/lib/librte_power/meson.build
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ sources = files('rte_power.c', 'power_acpi_cpufreq.c',
 		'rte_power_empty_poll.c',
 		'power_pstate_cpufreq.c',
 		'power_common.c')
-headers = files('rte_power.h','rte_power_empty_poll.h')
+headers = files('rte_power.h','rte_power_empty_poll.h',
+		'rte_power_guest_channel.h',
+		'rte_power_channel_commands.h')
 deps += ['timer']
diff --git a/lib/librte_power/power_kvm_vm.c b/lib/librte_power/power_kvm_vm.c
index 409c3e03ab..e9094e1230 100644
--- a/lib/librte_power/power_kvm_vm.c
+++ b/lib/librte_power/power_kvm_vm.c
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_log.h>
 
-#include "guest_channel.h"
-#include "channel_commands.h"
+#include "rte_power_guest_channel.h"
 #include "power_kvm_vm.h"
 #include "power_common.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_power/channel_commands.h b/lib/librte_power/rte_power_channel_commands.h
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/librte_power/channel_commands.h
rename to lib/librte_power/rte_power_channel_commands.h
diff --git a/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.h b/lib/librte_power/rte_power_guest_channel.h
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/librte_power/guest_channel.h
rename to lib/librte_power/rte_power_guest_channel.h
index e15db46fc7..9853839129 100644
--- a/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.h
+++ b/lib/librte_power/rte_power_guest_channel.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#include <channel_commands.h>
+#include <rte_power_channel_commands.h>
 
 /**
  * Check if any Virtio-Serial VM end-points exist in path.
