diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c
index c26a2cfa30..f92f05bda5 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include "mlx5_common_utils.h"
 #include "mlx5_common_pci.h"
 
-int mlx5_common_logtype;
-
 uint8_t haswell_broadwell_cpu;
 
 /* In case this is an x86_64 intel processor to check if
@@ -41,12 +39,7 @@ static inline void mlx5_cpu_id(unsigned int level,
 }
 #endif
 
-RTE_INIT_PRIO(mlx5_log_init, LOG)
-{
-	mlx5_common_logtype = rte_log_register("pmd.common.mlx5");
-	if (mlx5_common_logtype >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(mlx5_common_logtype, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-}
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(mlx5_common_logtype, pmd.common.mlx5, NOTICE)
 
 static bool mlx5_common_initialized;
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_logs.c b/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_logs.c
index 86f4ff3b53..701da9ecf3 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_logs.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_logs.c
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 
 #include "bcmfs_logs.h"
 
-int bcmfs_conf_logtype;
-int bcmfs_dp_logtype;
-
 int
 bcmfs_hexdump_log(uint32_t level, uint32_t logtype, const char *title,
 		const void *buf, unsigned int len)
@@ -24,15 +21,5 @@ bcmfs_hexdump_log(uint32_t level, uint32_t logtype, const char *title,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-RTE_INIT(bcmfs_device_init_log)
-{
-	/* Configuration and general logs */
-	bcmfs_conf_logtype = rte_log_register("pmd.bcmfs_config");
-	if (bcmfs_conf_logtype >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(bcmfs_conf_logtype, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-	/* data-path logs */
-	bcmfs_dp_logtype = rte_log_register("pmd.bcmfs_fp");
-	if (bcmfs_dp_logtype >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(bcmfs_dp_logtype, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-}
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(bcmfs_conf_logtype, pmd.bcmfs_config, NOTICE)
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(bcmfs_dp_logtype, pmd.bcmfs_fp, NOTICE)
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_logs.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_logs.c
index 231f5c03ef..d9b8a4672f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_logs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_logs.c
@@ -4,53 +4,14 @@
 
 #include "e1000_logs.h"
 
-/* declared as extern in e1000_logs.h */
-int e1000_logtype_init;
-int e1000_logtype_driver;
-
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(e1000_logtype_init, pmd.net.e1000.init, NOTICE)
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(e1000_logtype_driver, pmd.net.e1000.driver, NOTICE)
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_E1000_DEBUG_RX
-int e1000_logtype_rx;
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(e1000_logtype_rx, pmd.net.e1000.rx, DEBUG)
 #endif
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_E1000_DEBUG_TX
-int e1000_logtype_tx;
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(e1000_logtype_tx, pmd.net.e1000.tx, DEBUG)
 #endif
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_E1000_DEBUG_TX_FREE
-int e1000_logtype_tx_free;
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(e1000_logtype_tx_free, pmd.net.e1000.tx_free, DEBUG)
 #endif
-
-/* avoids double registering of logs if EM and IGB drivers are in use */
-static int e1000_log_initialized;
-
-void
-e1000_igb_init_log(void)
-{
-	if (e1000_log_initialized)
-		return;
-
-	e1000_logtype_init = rte_log_register("pmd.net.e1000.init");
-	if (e1000_logtype_init >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(e1000_logtype_init, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-	e1000_logtype_driver = rte_log_register("pmd.net.e1000.driver");
-	if (e1000_logtype_driver >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(e1000_logtype_driver, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_E1000_DEBUG_RX
-	e1000_logtype_rx = rte_log_register("pmd.net.e1000.rx");
-	if (e1000_logtype_rx >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(e1000_logtype_rx, RTE_LOG_DEBUG);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_E1000_DEBUG_TX
-	e1000_logtype_tx = rte_log_register("pmd.net.e1000.tx");
-	if (e1000_logtype_tx >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(e1000_logtype_tx, RTE_LOG_DEBUG);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_E1000_DEBUG_TX_FREE
-	e1000_logtype_tx_free = rte_log_register("pmd.net.e1000.tx_free");
-	if (e1000_logtype_tx_free >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(e1000_logtype_tx_free, RTE_LOG_DEBUG);
-#endif
-
-	e1000_log_initialized = 1;
-}
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
index 9b8c4a7de5..79a6d8f461 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
@@ -1846,9 +1846,3 @@ eth_em_set_mc_addr_list(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PCI(net_e1000_em, rte_em_pmd);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PCI_TABLE(net_e1000_em, pci_id_em_map);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_KMOD_DEP(net_e1000_em, "* igb_uio | uio_pci_generic | vfio-pci");
-
-/* see e1000_logs.c */
-RTE_INIT(igb_init_log)
-{
-	e1000_igb_init_log();
-}
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
index 5323504e98..395dc3f5aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
@@ -5434,9 +5434,3 @@ RTE_PMD_REGISTER_KMOD_DEP(net_e1000_igb, "* igb_uio | uio_pci_generic | vfio-pci
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PCI(net_e1000_igb_vf, rte_igbvf_pmd);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PCI_TABLE(net_e1000_igb_vf, pci_id_igbvf_map);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_KMOD_DEP(net_e1000_igb_vf, "* igb_uio | vfio-pci");
-
-/* see e1000_logs.c */
-RTE_INIT(e1000_init_log)
-{
-	e1000_igb_init_log();
-}
