diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.c b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.c
index 9d40e336d7..10634c31e3 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "cnxk_eventdev.h"
 #include "cnxk_tim_evdev.h"

-static struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops cnxk_tim_ops;
+static struct event_timer_adapter_ops cnxk_tim_ops;

 static int
 cnxk_tim_chnk_pool_create(struct cnxk_tim_ring *tim_ring,
@@ -353,8 +353,7 @@ cnxk_tim_stats_reset(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter)

 int
 cnxk_tim_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *evdev, uint64_t flags,
-		  uint32_t *caps,
-		  const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops **ops)
+		  uint32_t *caps, const struct event_timer_adapter_ops **ops)
 {
 	struct cnxk_tim_evdev *dev = cnxk_tim_priv_get();

diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.h b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.h
index c369f6f472..91e163eb5a 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.h
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.h
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ cnxk_tim_timer_cancel_burst(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adptr,

 int cnxk_tim_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint64_t flags,
 		      uint32_t *caps,
-		      const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops **ops);
+		      const struct event_timer_adapter_ops **ops);

 void cnxk_tim_init(struct roc_sso *sso);
 void cnxk_tim_fini(void);
diff --git a/drivers/event/dsw/dsw_evdev.c b/drivers/event/dsw/dsw_evdev.c
index 01f060fff3..e9d33ad36b 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dsw/dsw_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/dsw/dsw_evdev.c
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ dsw_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *dev __rte_unused,

 static int
 dsw_timer_adapter_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *dev __rte_unused,
-			   uint64_t flags  __rte_unused, uint32_t *caps,
-			   const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops **ops)
+			   uint64_t flags __rte_unused, uint32_t *caps,
+			   const struct event_timer_adapter_ops **ops)
 {
 	*caps = 0;
 	*ops = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
index 4a8c6a13a5..e7aecd4139 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ ssovf_parsekv(const char *key __rte_unused, const char *value, void *opaque)

 static int
 ssovf_timvf_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint64_t flags,
-		uint32_t *caps, const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops **ops)
+		     uint32_t *caps, const struct event_timer_adapter_ops **ops)
 {
 	return timvf_timer_adapter_caps_get(dev, flags, caps, ops,
 			timvf_enable_stats);
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/timvf_evdev.c b/drivers/event/octeontx/timvf_evdev.c
index 688e9daa66..1f1cda3f7f 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/timvf_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/timvf_evdev.c
@@ -407,18 +407,19 @@ timvf_stats_reset(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter)
 	return 0;
 }

-static struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops timvf_ops = {
-	.init		= timvf_ring_create,
-	.uninit		= timvf_ring_free,
-	.start		= timvf_ring_start,
-	.stop		= timvf_ring_stop,
-	.get_info	= timvf_ring_info_get,
+static struct event_timer_adapter_ops timvf_ops = {
+	.init = timvf_ring_create,
+	.uninit = timvf_ring_free,
+	.start = timvf_ring_start,
+	.stop = timvf_ring_stop,
+	.get_info = timvf_ring_info_get,
 };

 int
 timvf_timer_adapter_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint64_t flags,
-		uint32_t *caps, const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops **ops,
-		uint8_t enable_stats)
+			     uint32_t *caps,
+			     const struct event_timer_adapter_ops **ops,
+			     uint8_t enable_stats)
 {
 	RTE_SET_USED(dev);

diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/timvf_evdev.h b/drivers/event/octeontx/timvf_evdev.h
index 2977063d66..cef02cd7f9 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/timvf_evdev.h
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/timvf_evdev.h
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 #ifndef __TIMVF_EVDEV_H__
 #define __TIMVF_EVDEV_H__

+#include <event_timer_adapter_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_eventdev.h>
 #include <rte_event_timer_adapter.h>
-#include <rte_event_timer_adapter_pmd.h>
+#include <rte_eventdev.h>
 #include <rte_io.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
@@ -196,8 +196,9 @@ uint8_t timvf_get_ring(void);
 void timvf_release_ring(uint8_t vfid);
 void *timvf_bar(uint8_t id, uint8_t bar);
 int timvf_timer_adapter_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint64_t flags,
-		uint32_t *caps, const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops **ops,
-		uint8_t enable_stats);
+				 uint32_t *caps,
+				 const struct event_timer_adapter_ops **ops,
+				 uint8_t enable_stats);
 uint16_t timvf_timer_cancel_burst(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adptr,
 		struct rte_event_timer **tim, const uint16_t nb_timers);
 uint16_t timvf_timer_arm_burst_sp(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adptr,
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.c b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.c
index de50c4c76e..7dcb291043 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "otx2_evdev.h"
 #include "otx2_tim_evdev.h"

-static struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops otx2_tim_ops;
+static struct event_timer_adapter_ops otx2_tim_ops;

 static inline int
 tim_get_msix_offsets(void)
@@ -497,8 +497,7 @@ otx2_tim_stats_reset(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter)

 int
 otx2_tim_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *evdev, uint64_t flags,
-		  uint32_t *caps,
-		  const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops **ops)
+		  uint32_t *caps, const struct event_timer_adapter_ops **ops)
 {
 	struct otx2_tim_evdev *dev = tim_priv_get();

diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.h b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.h
index caa6ad3b3c..dac642e0e1 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.h
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_tim_evdev.h
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 #ifndef __OTX2_TIM_EVDEV_H__
 #define __OTX2_TIM_EVDEV_H__

+#include <event_timer_adapter_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_event_timer_adapter.h>
-#include <rte_event_timer_adapter_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_reciprocal.h>

 #include "otx2_dev.h"
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ uint16_t otx2_tim_timer_cancel_burst(

 int otx2_tim_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint64_t flags,
 		      uint32_t *caps,
-		      const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops **ops);
+		      const struct event_timer_adapter_ops **ops);

 void otx2_tim_init(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct otx2_dev *cmn_dev);
 void otx2_tim_fini(void);
diff --git a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
index 9b72073322..34815b30b2 100644
--- a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
@@ -561,10 +561,9 @@ sw_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
 }

 static int
-sw_timer_adapter_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
-			  uint64_t flags,
+sw_timer_adapter_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint64_t flags,
 			  uint32_t *caps,
-			  const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops **ops)
+			  const struct event_timer_adapter_ops **ops)
 {
 	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
 	RTE_SET_USED(flags);
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter_pmd.h b/lib/eventdev/event_timer_adapter_pmd.h
similarity index 95%
rename from lib/eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter_pmd.h
rename to lib/eventdev/event_timer_adapter_pmd.h
index cf3509dc6f..189017b5c1 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter_pmd.h
+++ b/lib/eventdev/event_timer_adapter_pmd.h
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
  * All rights reserved.
  */

-#ifndef __RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_PMD_H__
-#define __RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_PMD_H__
+#ifndef __EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_PMD_H__
+#define __EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_PMD_H__

 /**
  * @file
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ typedef int (*rte_event_timer_adapter_stats_reset_t)(
  * @internal Structure containing the functions exported by an event timer
  * adapter implementation.
  */
-struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops {
+struct event_timer_adapter_ops {
 	rte_event_timer_adapter_init_t		init;  /**< Set up adapter */
 	rte_event_timer_adapter_uninit_t	uninit;/**< Tear down adapter */
 	rte_event_timer_adapter_start_t		start; /**< Start adapter */
@@ -111,4 +111,4 @@ struct rte_event_timer_adapter_data {
 }
 #endif

-#endif /* __RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_PMD_H__ */
+#endif /* __EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_PMD_H__ */
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd.h b/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd.h
index 764555d54c..6646db4918 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd.h
+++ b/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf_dyn.h>

+#include "event_timer_adapter_pmd.h"
 #include "rte_eventdev.h"
-#include "rte_event_timer_adapter_pmd.h"

 /* Logging Macros */
 #define RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR(...) \
@@ -591,10 +591,8 @@ struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_conf;
  *
  */
 typedef int (*eventdev_timer_adapter_caps_get_t)(
-				const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
-				uint64_t flags,
-				uint32_t *caps,
-				const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops **ops);
+	const struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint64_t flags, uint32_t *caps,
+	const struct event_timer_adapter_ops **ops);

 /**
  * Add ethernet Rx queues to event device. This callback is invoked if
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/meson.build b/lib/eventdev/meson.build
index 9051ff04b7..f19b831edd 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/meson.build
+++ b/lib/eventdev/meson.build
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ headers = files(
         'rte_event_ring.h',
         'rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h',
         'rte_event_timer_adapter.h',
-        'rte_event_timer_adapter_pmd.h',
         'rte_event_crypto_adapter.h',
         'rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.h',
 )
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ driver_sdk_headers += files(
         'eventdev_pmd.h',
         'eventdev_pmd_pci.h',
         'eventdev_pmd_vdev.h',
+        'event_timer_adapter_pmd.h',
 )

 deps += ['ring', 'ethdev', 'hash', 'mempool', 'mbuf', 'timer', 'cryptodev']
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c
index ee20b39f4b..ae55407042 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c
+++ b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 #include <rte_service_component.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>

-#include "rte_eventdev.h"
+#include "event_timer_adapter_pmd.h"
 #include "eventdev_pmd.h"
-#include "rte_eventdev_trace.h"
 #include "rte_event_timer_adapter.h"
-#include "rte_event_timer_adapter_pmd.h"
+#include "rte_eventdev.h"
+#include "rte_eventdev_trace.h"

 #define DATA_MZ_NAME_MAX_LEN 64
 #define DATA_MZ_NAME_FORMAT "rte_event_timer_adapter_data_%d"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ RTE_LOG_REGISTER_SUFFIX(evtim_svc_logtype, adapter.timer.svc, NOTICE);

 static struct rte_event_timer_adapter adapters[RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_NUM_MAX];

-static const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops swtim_ops;
+static const struct event_timer_adapter_ops swtim_ops;

 #define EVTIM_LOG(level, logtype, ...) \
 	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, logtype, \
@@ -1207,15 +1207,15 @@ swtim_arm_tmo_tick_burst(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter,
 	return __swtim_arm_burst(adapter, evtims, nb_evtims);
 }

-static const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops swtim_ops = {
-	.init			= swtim_init,
-	.uninit			= swtim_uninit,
-	.start			= swtim_start,
-	.stop			= swtim_stop,
-	.get_info		= swtim_get_info,
-	.stats_get		= swtim_stats_get,
-	.stats_reset		= swtim_stats_reset,
-	.arm_burst		= swtim_arm_burst,
-	.arm_tmo_tick_burst	= swtim_arm_tmo_tick_burst,
-	.cancel_burst		= swtim_cancel_burst,
+static const struct event_timer_adapter_ops swtim_ops = {
+	.init = swtim_init,
+	.uninit = swtim_uninit,
+	.start = swtim_start,
+	.stop = swtim_stop,
+	.get_info = swtim_get_info,
+	.stats_get = swtim_stats_get,
+	.stats_reset = swtim_stats_reset,
+	.arm_burst = swtim_arm_burst,
+	.arm_tmo_tick_burst = swtim_arm_tmo_tick_burst,
+	.cancel_burst = swtim_cancel_burst,
 };
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.h b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.h
index 4e0d2a819b..cad6d3b4c5 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.h
+++ b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.h
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ struct rte_event_timer_adapter {
 	/**< Pointer to driver cancel function. */
 	struct rte_event_timer_adapter_data *data;
 	/**< Pointer to shared adapter data */
-	const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops *ops;
+	const struct event_timer_adapter_ops *ops;
 	/**< Functions exported by adapter driver */

 	RTE_STD_C11
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c b/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
index 7a70c7a963..8de5f8b47f 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
+++ b/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ int
 rte_event_timer_adapter_caps_get(uint8_t dev_id, uint32_t *caps)
 {
 	struct rte_eventdev *dev;
-	const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops *ops;
+	const struct event_timer_adapter_ops *ops;

 	RTE_EVENTDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);

