diff --git a/drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci_uio.c b/drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci_uio.c
index 2bf16e9369..97d740dfe5 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci_uio.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci_uio.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/sysmacros.h>
-#include <linux/pci_regs.h>
 
 #if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86)
 #include <sys/io.h>
@@ -77,35 +76,6 @@ pci_uio_mmio_write(const struct rte_pci_device *dev, int bar,
 	return len;
 }
 
-static int
-pci_uio_set_bus_master(int dev_fd)
-{
-	uint16_t reg;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = pread(dev_fd, &reg, sizeof(reg), PCI_COMMAND);
-	if (ret != sizeof(reg)) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
-			"Cannot read command from PCI config space!\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	/* return if bus mastering is already on */
-	if (reg & PCI_COMMAND_MASTER)
-		return 0;
-
-	reg |= PCI_COMMAND_MASTER;
-
-	ret = pwrite(dev_fd, &reg, sizeof(reg), PCI_COMMAND);
-	if (ret != sizeof(reg)) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
-			"Cannot write command to PCI config space!\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int
 pci_mknod_uio_dev(const char *sysfs_uio_path, unsigned uio_num)
 {
@@ -299,7 +269,7 @@ pci_uio_alloc_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev,
 			goto error;
 
 		/* set bus master that is not done by uio_pci_generic */
-		if (pci_uio_set_bus_master(uio_cfg_fd)) {
+		if (rte_pci_set_bus_master(dev, true)) {
 			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot set up bus mastering!\n");
 			goto error;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci_vfio.c b/drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci_vfio.c
index e634de8322..8fa7fa458f 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci_vfio.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci_vfio.c
@@ -223,42 +223,6 @@ pci_vfio_enable_bus_memory(struct rte_pci_device *dev, int dev_fd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* set PCI bus mastering */
-static int
-pci_vfio_set_bus_master(const struct rte_pci_device *dev, int dev_fd, bool op)
-{
-	uint64_t size, offset;
-	uint16_t reg;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (pci_vfio_get_region(dev, VFIO_PCI_CONFIG_REGION_INDEX,
-		&size, &offset) != 0) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot get offset of CONFIG region.\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	ret = pread64(dev_fd, &reg, sizeof(reg), offset + PCI_COMMAND);
-	if (ret != sizeof(reg)) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot read command from PCI config space!\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	if (op)
-		/* set the master bit */
-		reg |= PCI_COMMAND_MASTER;
-	else
-		reg &= ~(PCI_COMMAND_MASTER);
-
-	ret = pwrite64(dev_fd, &reg, sizeof(reg), offset + PCI_COMMAND);
-
-	if (ret != sizeof(reg)) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot write command to PCI config space!\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* set up interrupt support (but not enable interrupts) */
 static int
 pci_vfio_setup_interrupts(struct rte_pci_device *dev, int vfio_dev_fd)
@@ -535,8 +499,7 @@ pci_rte_vfio_setup_device(struct rte_pci_device *dev, int vfio_dev_fd)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	/* set bus mastering for the device */
-	if (pci_vfio_set_bus_master(dev, vfio_dev_fd, true)) {
+	if (rte_pci_set_bus_master(dev, true)) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot set up bus mastering!\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -1226,7 +1189,7 @@ pci_vfio_unmap_resource_primary(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 	if (vfio_dev_fd < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (pci_vfio_set_bus_master(dev, vfio_dev_fd, false)) {
+	if (rte_pci_set_bus_master(dev, false)) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "%s cannot unset bus mastering for PCI device!\n",
 				pci_addr);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
index 5aac62a41f..7b3c5dc168 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -49,29 +49,6 @@ static int hns3vf_remove_mc_mac_addr(struct hns3_hw *hw,
 static int hns3vf_dev_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 				   __rte_unused int wait_to_complete);
 
-/* set PCI bus mastering */
-static int
-hns3vf_set_bus_master(const struct rte_pci_device *device, bool op)
-{
-	uint16_t reg;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = rte_pci_read_config(device, &reg, sizeof(reg), PCI_COMMAND);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to read PCI offset 0x%x",
-			     PCI_COMMAND);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	if (op)
-		/* set the master bit */
-		reg |= PCI_COMMAND_MASTER;
-	else
-		reg &= ~(PCI_COMMAND_MASTER);
-
-	return rte_pci_write_config(device, &reg, sizeof(reg), PCI_COMMAND);
-}
-
 /**
  * hns3vf_find_pci_capability - lookup a capability in the PCI capability list
  * @cap: the capability
@@ -2140,7 +2117,7 @@ hns3vf_reinit_dev(struct hns3_adapter *hns)
 
 	if (hw->reset.level == HNS3_VF_FULL_RESET) {
 		rte_intr_disable(pci_dev->intr_handle);
-		ret = hns3vf_set_bus_master(pci_dev, true);
+		ret = rte_pci_set_bus_master(pci_dev, true);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			hns3_err(hw, "failed to set pci bus, ret = %d", ret);
 			return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ngbe/base/ngbe_hw.c b/drivers/net/ngbe/base/ngbe_hw.c
index 27243d85c8..22ccdb0b7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ngbe/base/ngbe_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ngbe/base/ngbe_hw.c
@@ -1061,26 +1061,10 @@ s32 ngbe_set_pcie_master(struct ngbe_hw *hw, bool enable)
 {
 	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev = (struct rte_pci_device *)hw->back;
 	s32 status = 0;
-	s32 ret = 0;
 	u32 i;
-	u16 reg;
 
-	ret = rte_pci_read_config(pci_dev, &reg,
-			sizeof(reg), PCI_COMMAND);
-	if (ret != sizeof(reg)) {
-		DEBUGOUT("Cannot read command from PCI config space!\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	if (enable)
-		reg |= PCI_COMMAND_MASTER;
-	else
-		reg &= ~PCI_COMMAND_MASTER;
-
-	ret = rte_pci_write_config(pci_dev, &reg,
-			sizeof(reg), PCI_COMMAND);
-	if (ret != sizeof(reg)) {
-		DEBUGOUT("Cannot write command to PCI config space!\n");
+	if (rte_pci_set_bus_master(pci_dev, enable) < 0) {
+		DEBUGOUT("Cannot configure PCI bus master\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ngbe/base/ngbe_osdep.h b/drivers/net/ngbe/base/ngbe_osdep.h
index 8783fce4dd..30598a240a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ngbe/base/ngbe_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ngbe/base/ngbe_osdep.h
@@ -181,7 +181,4 @@ static inline u64 REVERT_BIT_MASK64(u64 mask)
 #define ETH_P_8021Q      0x8100
 #define ETH_P_8021AD     0x88A8
 
-#define PCI_COMMAND		0x04
-#define  PCI_COMMAND_MASTER	0x4
-
 #endif /* _NGBE_OS_H_ */
