diff --git a/config/common_base b/config/common_base
index 6b0d1cbbb..80e4cf3ac 100644
--- a/config/common_base
+++ b/config/common_base
@@ -520,7 +520,6 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AESNI_MB_DEBUG=n
 # Compile PMD for Software backed device
 #
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_OPENSSL=n
-CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_OPENSSL_DEBUG=n
 
 #
 # Compile PMD for AESNI GCM device
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
index 93c6d7e5d..bfdfcdd9a 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ get_cipher_key_ede(uint8_t *key, int keylen, uint8_t *key_ede)
 		memcpy(key_ede + 16, key, 8);
 		break;
 	default:
-		OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("Unsupported key size");
+		OPENSSL_LOG(ERR, "Unsupported key size");
 		res = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ openssl_set_session_parameters(struct openssl_session *sess,
 		ret = openssl_set_session_cipher_parameters(
 				sess, cipher_xform);
 		if (ret != 0) {
-			OPENSSL_LOG_ERR(
+			OPENSSL_LOG(ERR,
 				"Invalid/unsupported cipher parameters");
 			return ret;
 		}
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ openssl_set_session_parameters(struct openssl_session *sess,
 	if (auth_xform) {
 		ret = openssl_set_session_auth_parameters(sess, auth_xform);
 		if (ret != 0) {
-			OPENSSL_LOG_ERR(
+			OPENSSL_LOG(ERR,
 				"Invalid/unsupported auth parameters");
 			return ret;
 		}
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ openssl_set_session_parameters(struct openssl_session *sess,
 	if (aead_xform) {
 		ret = openssl_set_session_aead_parameters(sess, aead_xform);
 		if (ret != 0) {
-			OPENSSL_LOG_ERR(
+			OPENSSL_LOG(ERR,
 				"Invalid/unsupported AEAD parameters");
 			return ret;
 		}
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ process_openssl_cipher_encrypt(struct rte_mbuf *mbuf_src, uint8_t *dst,
 	return 0;
 
 process_cipher_encrypt_err:
-	OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("Process openssl cipher encrypt failed");
+	OPENSSL_LOG(ERR, "Process openssl cipher encrypt failed");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ process_openssl_cipher_bpi_encrypt(uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst,
 	return 0;
 
 process_cipher_encrypt_err:
-	OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("Process openssl cipher bpi encrypt failed");
+	OPENSSL_LOG(ERR, "Process openssl cipher bpi encrypt failed");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 /** Process standard openssl cipher decryption */
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ process_openssl_cipher_decrypt(struct rte_mbuf *mbuf_src, uint8_t *dst,
 	return 0;
 
 process_cipher_decrypt_err:
-	OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("Process openssl cipher decrypt failed");
+	OPENSSL_LOG(ERR, "Process openssl cipher decrypt failed");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ process_openssl_cipher_des3ctr(struct rte_mbuf *mbuf_src, uint8_t *dst,
 	return 0;
 
 process_cipher_des3ctr_err:
-	OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("Process openssl cipher des 3 ede ctr failed");
+	OPENSSL_LOG(ERR, "Process openssl cipher des 3 ede ctr failed");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ process_openssl_auth_encryption_gcm(struct rte_mbuf *mbuf_src, int offset,
 	return 0;
 
 process_auth_encryption_gcm_err:
-	OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("Process openssl auth encryption gcm failed");
+	OPENSSL_LOG(ERR, "Process openssl auth encryption gcm failed");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ process_openssl_auth_encryption_ccm(struct rte_mbuf *mbuf_src, int offset,
 	return 0;
 
 process_auth_encryption_ccm_err:
-	OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("Process openssl auth encryption ccm failed");
+	OPENSSL_LOG(ERR, "Process openssl auth encryption ccm failed");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ process_openssl_auth_decryption_gcm(struct rte_mbuf *mbuf_src, int offset,
 	return 0;
 
 process_auth_decryption_gcm_err:
-	OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("Process openssl auth decryption gcm failed");
+	OPENSSL_LOG(ERR, "Process openssl auth decryption gcm failed");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ process_openssl_auth_decryption_ccm(struct rte_mbuf *mbuf_src, int offset,
 	return 0;
 
 process_auth_decryption_ccm_err:
-	OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("Process openssl auth decryption ccm failed");
+	OPENSSL_LOG(ERR, "Process openssl auth decryption ccm failed");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ process_openssl_auth(struct rte_mbuf *mbuf_src, uint8_t *dst, int offset,
 	return 0;
 
 process_auth_err:
-	OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("Process openssl auth failed");
+	OPENSSL_LOG(ERR, "Process openssl auth failed");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ process_openssl_auth_hmac(struct rte_mbuf *mbuf_src, uint8_t *dst, int offset,
 	return 0;
 
 process_auth_err:
-	OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("Process openssl auth failed");
+	OPENSSL_LOG(ERR, "Process openssl auth failed");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
@@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@ cryptodev_openssl_create(const char *name,
 
 	dev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_create(name, &vdev->device, init_params);
 	if (dev == NULL) {
-		OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("failed to create cryptodev vdev");
+		OPENSSL_LOG(ERR, "failed to create cryptodev vdev");
 		goto init_error;
 	}
 
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ cryptodev_openssl_create(const char *name,
 	return 0;
 
 init_error:
-	OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("driver %s: cryptodev_openssl_create failed",
+	OPENSSL_LOG(ERR, "driver %s: create failed",
 			init_params->name);
 
 	cryptodev_openssl_remove(vdev);
@@ -1735,3 +1735,10 @@ RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(CRYPTODEV_NAME_OPENSSL_PMD,
 	"socket_id=<int>");
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(openssl_crypto_drv,
 		cryptodev_openssl_pmd_drv.driver, cryptodev_driver_id);
+
+RTE_INIT(openssl_init_log);
+static void
+openssl_init_log(void)
+{
+	openssl_logtype_driver = rte_log_register("pmd.crypto.openssl");
+}
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd_ops.c
index 1cb87d59a..488afcf7d 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd_ops.c
@@ -588,14 +588,14 @@ openssl_pmd_qp_create_processed_ops_ring(struct openssl_qp *qp,
 	r = rte_ring_lookup(qp->name);
 	if (r) {
 		if (rte_ring_get_size(r) >= ring_size) {
-			OPENSSL_LOG_INFO(
-				"Reusing existing ring %s for processed ops",
+			OPENSSL_LOG(INFO,
+					"Reusing existing ring %s for processed ops",
 				 qp->name);
 			return r;
 		}
 
-		OPENSSL_LOG_ERR(
-			"Unable to reuse existing ring %s for processed ops",
+		OPENSSL_LOG(ERR,
+				"Unable to reuse existing ring %s for processed ops",
 			 qp->name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -688,19 +688,19 @@ openssl_pmd_session_configure(struct rte_cryptodev *dev __rte_unused,
 	int ret;
 
 	if (unlikely(sess == NULL)) {
-		OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("invalid session struct");
+		OPENSSL_LOG(ERR, "invalid session struct");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (rte_mempool_get(mempool, &sess_private_data)) {
-		CDEV_LOG_ERR(
+		OPENSSL_LOG(ERR,
 			"Couldn't get object from session mempool");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	ret = openssl_set_session_parameters(sess_private_data, xform);
 	if (ret != 0) {
-		OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("failed configure session parameters");
+		OPENSSL_LOG(ERR, "failed configure session parameters");
 
 		/* Return session to mempool */
 		rte_mempool_put(mempool, sess_private_data);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd_private.h b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd_private.h
index bc8dc7cdc..051fb203d 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd_private.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd_private.h
@@ -12,25 +12,12 @@
 #define CRYPTODEV_NAME_OPENSSL_PMD	crypto_openssl
 /**< Open SSL Crypto PMD device name */
 
-#define OPENSSL_LOG_ERR(fmt, args...) \
-	RTE_LOG(ERR, CRYPTODEV, "[%s] %s() line %u: " fmt "\n",  \
-			RTE_STR(CRYPTODEV_NAME_OPENSSL_PMD), \
-			__func__, __LINE__, ## args)
-
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_OPENSSL_DEBUG
-#define OPENSSL_LOG_INFO(fmt, args...) \
-	RTE_LOG(INFO, CRYPTODEV, "[%s] %s() line %u: " fmt "\n", \
-			RTE_STR(CRYPTODEV_NAME_OPENSSL_PMD), \
-			__func__, __LINE__, ## args)
-
-#define OPENSSL_LOG_DBG(fmt, args...) \
-	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, CRYPTODEV, "[%s] %s() line %u: " fmt "\n", \
-			RTE_STR(CRYPTODEV_NAME_OPENSSL_PMD), \
-			__func__, __LINE__, ## args)
-#else
-#define OPENSSL_LOG_INFO(fmt, args...)
-#define OPENSSL_LOG_DBG(fmt, args...)
-#endif
+/** OPENSSL PMD LOGTYPE DRIVER */
+int openssl_logtype_driver;
+#define OPENSSL_LOG(level, fmt, ...)  \
+	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, openssl_logtype_driver,  \
+			"%s() line %u: " fmt "\n", __func__, __LINE__,  \
+					## __VA_ARGS__)
 
 /* Maximum length for digest (SHA-512 needs 64 bytes) */
 #define DIGEST_LENGTH_MAX 64
