diff --git a/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c b/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c
index f27820db37..41d42b0c30 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@
 #include <netcfg.h>
 
 int dpaa_logtype_bus;
-int dpaa_logtype_mempool;
-int dpaa_logtype_pmd;
-int dpaa_logtype_eventdev;
 
 static struct rte_dpaa_bus rte_dpaa_bus;
 struct netcfg_info *dpaa_netcfg;
@@ -567,13 +564,13 @@ rte_dpaa_bus_probe(void)
 			/* One time load of Qman/Bman drivers */
 			ret = qman_global_init();
 			if (ret) {
-				DPAA_PMD_ERR("QMAN initialization failed: %d",
+				DPAA_BUS_ERR("QMAN initialization failed: %d",
 					     ret);
 				return ret;
 			}
 			ret = bman_global_init();
 			if (ret) {
-				DPAA_PMD_ERR("BMAN initialization failed: %d",
+				DPAA_BUS_ERR("BMAN initialization failed: %d",
 					     ret);
 				return ret;
 			}
@@ -752,16 +749,4 @@ RTE_INIT(dpaa_init_log)
 	dpaa_logtype_bus = rte_log_register("bus.dpaa");
 	if (dpaa_logtype_bus >= 0)
 		rte_log_set_level(dpaa_logtype_bus, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-	dpaa_logtype_mempool = rte_log_register("mempool.dpaa");
-	if (dpaa_logtype_mempool >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(dpaa_logtype_mempool, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-	dpaa_logtype_pmd = rte_log_register("pmd.net.dpaa");
-	if (dpaa_logtype_pmd >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(dpaa_logtype_pmd, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
-
-	dpaa_logtype_eventdev = rte_log_register("pmd.event.dpaa");
-	if (dpaa_logtype_eventdev >= 0)
-		rte_log_set_level(dpaa_logtype_eventdev, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_bus_dpaa_version.map b/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_bus_dpaa_version.map
index 220fc32da1..9b02cc674c 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_bus_dpaa_version.map
+++ b/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_bus_dpaa_version.map
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ INTERNAL {
 	bman_thread_irq;
 	dpaa_get_qm_channel_caam;
 	dpaa_get_qm_channel_pool;
-	dpaa_logtype_eventdev;
-	dpaa_logtype_mempool;
-	dpaa_logtype_pmd;
-	dpaa_netcfg;
 	dpaa_svr_family;
 	fman_dealloc_bufs_mask_hi;
 	fman_dealloc_bufs_mask_lo;
diff --git a/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_dpaa_logs.h b/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_dpaa_logs.h
index e414354320..149b127434 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_dpaa_logs.h
+++ b/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_dpaa_logs.h
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 #include <rte_log.h>
 
 extern int dpaa_logtype_bus;
-extern int dpaa_logtype_mempool;
-extern int dpaa_logtype_pmd;
-extern int dpaa_logtype_eventdev;
 
 #define DPAA_BUS_LOG(level, fmt, args...) \
 	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, dpaa_logtype_bus, "dpaa: " fmt "\n", ##args)
@@ -40,59 +37,4 @@ extern int dpaa_logtype_eventdev;
 #define DPAA_BUS_WARN(fmt, args...) \
 	DPAA_BUS_LOG(WARNING, fmt, ## args)
 
-/* Mempool related logs */
-
-#define DPAA_MEMPOOL_LOG(level, fmt, args...) \
-	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, dpaa_logtype_mempool, "%s(): " fmt "\n", \
-		__func__, ##args)
-
-#define MEMPOOL_INIT_FUNC_TRACE() DPAA_MEMPOOL_LOG(DEBUG, " >>")
-
-#define DPAA_MEMPOOL_DPDEBUG(fmt, args...) \
-	RTE_LOG_DP(DEBUG, PMD, fmt, ## args)
-#define DPAA_MEMPOOL_DEBUG(fmt, args...) \
-	DPAA_MEMPOOL_LOG(DEBUG, fmt, ## args)
-#define DPAA_MEMPOOL_ERR(fmt, args...) \
-	DPAA_MEMPOOL_LOG(ERR, fmt, ## args)
-#define DPAA_MEMPOOL_INFO(fmt, args...) \
-	DPAA_MEMPOOL_LOG(INFO, fmt, ## args)
-#define DPAA_MEMPOOL_WARN(fmt, args...) \
-	DPAA_MEMPOOL_LOG(WARNING, fmt, ## args)
-
-/* PMD related logs */
-
-#define DPAA_PMD_LOG(level, fmt, args...) \
-	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, dpaa_logtype_pmd, "%s(): " fmt "\n", \
-		__func__, ##args)
-
-#define PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE() DPAA_PMD_LOG(DEBUG, " >>")
-
-#define DPAA_PMD_DEBUG(fmt, args...) \
-	DPAA_PMD_LOG(DEBUG, fmt, ## args)
-#define DPAA_PMD_ERR(fmt, args...) \
-	DPAA_PMD_LOG(ERR, fmt, ## args)
-#define DPAA_PMD_INFO(fmt, args...) \
-	DPAA_PMD_LOG(INFO, fmt, ## args)
-#define DPAA_PMD_WARN(fmt, args...) \
-	DPAA_PMD_LOG(WARNING, fmt, ## args)
-
-#define DPAA_EVENTDEV_LOG(level, fmt, args...) \
-	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, dpaa_logtype_eventdev, "%s(): " fmt "\n", \
-		__func__, ##args)
-
-#define EVENTDEV_INIT_FUNC_TRACE() DPAA_EVENTDEV_LOG(DEBUG, " >>")
-
-#define DPAA_EVENTDEV_DEBUG(fmt, args...) \
-	DPAA_EVENTDEV_LOG(DEBUG, fmt, ## args)
-#define DPAA_EVENTDEV_ERR(fmt, args...) \
-	DPAA_EVENTDEV_LOG(ERR, fmt, ## args)
-#define DPAA_EVENTDEV_INFO(fmt, args...) \
-	DPAA_EVENTDEV_LOG(INFO, fmt, ## args)
-#define DPAA_EVENTDEV_WARN(fmt, args...) \
-	DPAA_EVENTDEV_LOG(WARNING, fmt, ## args)
-
-/* DP Logs, toggled out at compile time if level lower than current level */
-#define DPAA_DP_LOG(level, fmt, args...) \
-	RTE_LOG_DP(level, PMD, fmt, ## args)
-
 #endif /* _DPAA_LOGS_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c
index a7d57edce7..5a018d4871 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
  * Eventqueue = Channel Instance
  * 1 Eventdev can have N Eventqueue
  */
+int dpaa_logtype_eventdev;
 
 #define DISABLE_INTR_MODE "disable_intr"
 
@@ -1068,3 +1069,9 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver vdev_eventdev_dpaa_pmd = {
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(EVENTDEV_NAME_DPAA_PMD, vdev_eventdev_dpaa_pmd);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(EVENTDEV_NAME_DPAA_PMD,
 		DISABLE_INTR_MODE "=<int>");
+RTE_INIT(dpaa_event_init_log)
+{
+	dpaa_logtype_eventdev = rte_log_register("pmd.event.dpaa");
+	if (dpaa_logtype_eventdev >= 0)
+		rte_log_set_level(dpaa_logtype_eventdev, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.h b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.h
index 5ce15a3db9..0b3da83a4f 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.h
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.h
@@ -76,4 +76,20 @@ struct dpaa_eventdev {
 	uint32_t nb_event_port_enqueue_depth;
 	uint32_t event_dev_cfg;
 };
+
+#define DPAA_EVENTDEV_LOG(level, fmt, args...) \
+	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, dpaa_logtype_eventdev, "%s(): " fmt "\n", \
+		__func__, ##args)
+
+#define EVENTDEV_INIT_FUNC_TRACE() DPAA_EVENTDEV_LOG(DEBUG, " >>")
+
+#define DPAA_EVENTDEV_DEBUG(fmt, args...) \
+	DPAA_EVENTDEV_LOG(DEBUG, fmt, ## args)
+#define DPAA_EVENTDEV_ERR(fmt, args...) \
+	DPAA_EVENTDEV_LOG(ERR, fmt, ## args)
+#define DPAA_EVENTDEV_INFO(fmt, args...) \
+	DPAA_EVENTDEV_LOG(INFO, fmt, ## args)
+#define DPAA_EVENTDEV_WARN(fmt, args...) \
+	DPAA_EVENTDEV_LOG(WARNING, fmt, ## args)
+
 #endif /* __DPAA_EVENTDEV_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/mempool/dpaa/dpaa_mempool.c b/drivers/mempool/dpaa/dpaa_mempool.c
index 3a2528331c..451e2d5d56 100644
--- a/drivers/mempool/dpaa/dpaa_mempool.c
+++ b/drivers/mempool/dpaa/dpaa_mempool.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct dpaa_memseg_list rte_dpaa_memsegs
 	= TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(rte_dpaa_memsegs);
 
 struct dpaa_bp_info *rte_dpaa_bpid_info;
+int dpaa_logtype_mempool;
 
 static int
 dpaa_mbuf_create_pool(struct rte_mempool *mp)
@@ -356,3 +357,10 @@ static const struct rte_mempool_ops dpaa_mpool_ops = {
 };
 
 MEMPOOL_REGISTER_OPS(dpaa_mpool_ops);
+
+RTE_INIT(dpaa_mp_init_log)
+{
+	dpaa_logtype_mempool = rte_log_register("mempool.dpaa");
+	if (dpaa_logtype_mempool >= 0)
+		rte_log_set_level(dpaa_logtype_mempool, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/mempool/dpaa/dpaa_mempool.h b/drivers/mempool/dpaa/dpaa_mempool.h
index f69e11f011..dc0058e6dd 100644
--- a/drivers/mempool/dpaa/dpaa_mempool.h
+++ b/drivers/mempool/dpaa/dpaa_mempool.h
@@ -58,4 +58,23 @@ extern struct dpaa_bp_info *rte_dpaa_bpid_info;
 
 #define DPAA_BPID_TO_POOL_INFO(__bpid) (&rte_dpaa_bpid_info[__bpid])
 
+/* Mempool related logs */
+
+#define DPAA_MEMPOOL_LOG(level, fmt, args...) \
+	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, dpaa_logtype_mempool, "%s(): " fmt "\n", \
+		__func__, ##args)
+
+#define MEMPOOL_INIT_FUNC_TRACE() DPAA_MEMPOOL_LOG(DEBUG, " >>")
+
+#define DPAA_MEMPOOL_DPDEBUG(fmt, args...) \
+	RTE_LOG_DP(DEBUG, PMD, fmt, ## args)
+#define DPAA_MEMPOOL_DEBUG(fmt, args...) \
+	DPAA_MEMPOOL_LOG(DEBUG, fmt, ## args)
+#define DPAA_MEMPOOL_ERR(fmt, args...) \
+	DPAA_MEMPOOL_LOG(ERR, fmt, ## args)
+#define DPAA_MEMPOOL_INFO(fmt, args...) \
+	DPAA_MEMPOOL_LOG(INFO, fmt, ## args)
+#define DPAA_MEMPOOL_WARN(fmt, args...) \
+	DPAA_MEMPOOL_LOG(WARNING, fmt, ## args)
+
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
index 56eb5ec47c..c97f3042be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 #include <fsl_bman.h>
 #include <fsl_fman.h>
 
+int dpaa_logtype_pmd;
+
 /* Supported Rx offloads */
 static uint64_t dev_rx_offloads_sup =
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
@@ -1058,7 +1060,7 @@ static int dpaa_dev_queue_intr_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 	temp1 = read(rxq->q_fd, &temp, sizeof(temp));
 	if (temp1 != sizeof(temp))
-		DPAA_EVENTDEV_ERR("irq read error");
+		DPAA_PMD_ERR("irq read error");
 
 	qman_fq_portal_thread_irq(rxq->qp);
 
@@ -1664,3 +1666,9 @@ static struct rte_dpaa_driver rte_dpaa_pmd = {
 };
 
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_DPAA(net_dpaa, rte_dpaa_pmd);
+RTE_INIT(dpaa_net_init_log)
+{
+	dpaa_logtype_pmd = rte_log_register("pmd.net.dpaa");
+	if (dpaa_logtype_pmd >= 0)
+		rte_log_set_level(dpaa_logtype_pmd, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h
index 7393a9df05..6a6477ac87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h
@@ -185,4 +185,26 @@ dpaa_rx_cb_atomic(void *event,
 		  const struct qm_dqrr_entry *dqrr,
 		  void **bufs);
 
+/* PMD related logs */
+extern int dpaa_logtype_pmd;
+
+#define DPAA_PMD_LOG(level, fmt, args...) \
+	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, dpaa_logtype_pmd, "%s(): " fmt "\n", \
+		__func__, ##args)
+
+#define PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE() DPAA_PMD_LOG(DEBUG, " >>")
+
+#define DPAA_PMD_DEBUG(fmt, args...) \
+	DPAA_PMD_LOG(DEBUG, fmt, ## args)
+#define DPAA_PMD_ERR(fmt, args...) \
+	DPAA_PMD_LOG(ERR, fmt, ## args)
+#define DPAA_PMD_INFO(fmt, args...) \
+	DPAA_PMD_LOG(INFO, fmt, ## args)
+#define DPAA_PMD_WARN(fmt, args...) \
+	DPAA_PMD_LOG(WARNING, fmt, ## args)
+
+/* DP Logs, toggled out at compile time if level lower than current level */
+#define DPAA_DP_LOG(level, fmt, args...) \
+	RTE_LOG_DP(level, PMD, fmt, ## args)
+
 #endif
