diff --git a/drivers/common/dpaax/dpaax_iova_table.c b/drivers/common/dpaax/dpaax_iova_table.c
index 98b076e09..5ba8ed193 100644
--- a/drivers/common/dpaax/dpaax_iova_table.c
+++ b/drivers/common/dpaax/dpaax_iova_table.c
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 #include "dpaax_iova_table.h"
 #include "dpaax_logs.h"
 
-/* Global dpaax logger identifier */
-int dpaax_logger;
-
 /* Global table reference */
 struct dpaax_iova_table *dpaax_iova_table_p;
 
@@ -463,9 +460,4 @@ dpaax_handle_memevents(void)
 					       dpaax_memevent_cb, NULL);
 }
 
-RTE_INIT(dpaax_log)
-{
-	dpaax_logger = rte_log_register("pmd.common.dpaax");
-	if (dpaax_logger >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(dpaax_logger, RTE_LOG_ERR);
-}
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(dpaax_logger, pmd.common.dpaax, ERR);
diff --git a/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_impl.c b/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_impl.c
index 6174a9144..fc0da3175 100644
--- a/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_impl.c
+++ b/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_impl.c
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 #include "iavf_type.h"
 #include "iavf_prototype.h"
 
-int iavf_common_logger;
-
 enum iavf_status
 iavf_allocate_dma_mem_d(__rte_unused struct iavf_hw *hw,
 			struct iavf_dma_mem *mem,
@@ -87,9 +85,4 @@ iavf_free_virt_mem_d(__rte_unused struct iavf_hw *hw,
 	return IAVF_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-RTE_INIT(iavf_common_init_log)
-{
-	iavf_common_logger = rte_log_register("pmd.common.iavf");
-	if (iavf_common_logger >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(iavf_common_logger, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-}
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(iavf_common_logger, pmd.common.iavf, NOTICE);
diff --git a/drivers/common/octeontx/octeontx_mbox.c b/drivers/common/octeontx/octeontx_mbox.c
index effe0b267..f414267e4 100644
--- a/drivers/common/octeontx/octeontx_mbox.c
+++ b/drivers/common/octeontx/octeontx_mbox.c
@@ -68,14 +68,7 @@ struct mbox_intf_ver {
 	uint32_t minor:10;
 };
 
-int octeontx_logtype_mbox;
-
-RTE_INIT(otx_init_log)
-{
-	octeontx_logtype_mbox = rte_log_register("pmd.octeontx.mbox");
-	if (octeontx_logtype_mbox >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(octeontx_logtype_mbox, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-}
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(octeontx_logtype_mbox, pmd.octeontx.mbox, NOTICE);
 
 static inline void
 mbox_msgcpy(volatile uint8_t *d, volatile const uint8_t *s, uint16_t size)
diff --git a/drivers/common/octeontx2/otx2_common.c b/drivers/common/octeontx2/otx2_common.c
index 5e7272f69..b292e999a 100644
--- a/drivers/common/octeontx2/otx2_common.c
+++ b/drivers/common/octeontx2/otx2_common.c
@@ -203,89 +203,13 @@ void otx2_parse_common_devargs(struct rte_kvargs *kvlist)
 	idev->npa_lock_mask = npa_lock_mask;
 }
 
-/**
- * @internal
- */
-int otx2_logtype_base;
-/**
- * @internal
- */
-int otx2_logtype_mbox;
-/**
- * @internal
- */
-int otx2_logtype_npa;
-/**
- * @internal
- */
-int otx2_logtype_nix;
-/**
- * @internal
- */
-int otx2_logtype_npc;
-/**
- * @internal
- */
-int otx2_logtype_tm;
-/**
- * @internal
- */
-int otx2_logtype_sso;
-/**
- * @internal
- */
-int otx2_logtype_tim;
-/**
- * @internal
- */
-int otx2_logtype_dpi;
-/**
- * @internal
- */
-int otx2_logtype_ep;
-
-RTE_INIT(otx2_log_init);
-static void
-otx2_log_init(void)
-{
-	otx2_logtype_base = rte_log_register("pmd.octeontx2.base");
-	if (otx2_logtype_base >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(otx2_logtype_base, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-	otx2_logtype_mbox = rte_log_register("pmd.octeontx2.mbox");
-	if (otx2_logtype_mbox >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(otx2_logtype_mbox, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-	otx2_logtype_npa = rte_log_register("pmd.mempool.octeontx2");
-	if (otx2_logtype_npa >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(otx2_logtype_npa, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-	otx2_logtype_nix = rte_log_register("pmd.net.octeontx2");
-	if (otx2_logtype_nix >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(otx2_logtype_nix, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-	otx2_logtype_npc = rte_log_register("pmd.net.octeontx2.flow");
-	if (otx2_logtype_npc >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(otx2_logtype_npc, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-	otx2_logtype_tm = rte_log_register("pmd.net.octeontx2.tm");
-	if (otx2_logtype_tm >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(otx2_logtype_tm, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-	otx2_logtype_sso = rte_log_register("pmd.event.octeontx2");
-	if (otx2_logtype_sso >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(otx2_logtype_sso, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-	otx2_logtype_tim = rte_log_register("pmd.event.octeontx2.timer");
-	if (otx2_logtype_tim >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(otx2_logtype_tim, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-	otx2_logtype_dpi = rte_log_register("pmd.raw.octeontx2.dpi");
-	if (otx2_logtype_dpi >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(otx2_logtype_dpi, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-	otx2_logtype_ep = rte_log_register("pmd.raw.octeontx2.ep");
-	if (otx2_logtype_ep >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(otx2_logtype_ep, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-}
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(otx2_logtype_base, pmd.octeontx2.base, NOTICE);
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(otx2_logtype_mbox, pmd.octeontx2.mbox, NOTICE);
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(otx2_logtype_npa, pmd.mempool.octeontx2, NOTICE);
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(otx2_logtype_nix, pmd.net.octeontx2, NOTICE);
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(otx2_logtype_npc, pmd.net.octeontx2.flow, NOTICE);
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(otx2_logtype_tm, pmd.net.octeontx2.tm, NOTICE);
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(otx2_logtype_sso, pmd.event.octeontx2, NOTICE);
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(otx2_logtype_tim, pmd.event.octeontx2.timer, NOTICE);
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(otx2_logtype_dpi, pmd.raw.octeontx2.dpi, NOTICE);
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(otx2_logtype_ep, pmd.raw.octeontx2.ep, NOTICE);
diff --git a/drivers/common/qat/qat_logs.c b/drivers/common/qat/qat_logs.c
index dfd0cbe5d..fa48be53c 100644
--- a/drivers/common/qat/qat_logs.c
+++ b/drivers/common/qat/qat_logs.c
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 
 #include "qat_logs.h"
 
-int qat_gen_logtype;
-int qat_dp_logtype;
-
 int
 qat_hexdump_log(uint32_t level, uint32_t logtype, const char *title,
 		const void *buf, unsigned int len)
@@ -20,15 +17,5 @@ qat_hexdump_log(uint32_t level, uint32_t logtype, const char *title,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-RTE_INIT(qat_pci_init_log)
-{
-	/* Non-data-path logging for pci device and all services */
-	qat_gen_logtype = rte_log_register("pmd.qat_general");
-	if (qat_gen_logtype >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(qat_gen_logtype, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-	/* data-path logging for all services */
-	qat_dp_logtype = rte_log_register("pmd.qat_dp");
-	if (qat_dp_logtype >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(qat_dp_logtype, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-}
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(qat_gen_logtype, pmd.qat_general, NOTICE);
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(qat_dp_logtype, pmd.qat_dp, NOTICE);
