diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_io_ipc_internal.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_io_ipc_internal.h
index 0ad2b22..1190e1e 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_io_ipc_internal.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_io_ipc_internal.h
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ struct pktio_info {
 	struct {
 		/* number of buffer in remote pool */
 		int shm_pool_bufs_num;
-		/* size of remote pool */
-		size_t shm_pkt_pool_size;
 		/* size of packet/segment in remote pool */
 		uint32_t shm_pkt_size;
 		/* offset from shared memory block start
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/pktio/ipc.c b/platform/linux-generic/pktio/ipc.c
index a322f51..490abc5 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/pktio/ipc.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/pktio/ipc.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 /* MAC address for the "ipc" interface */
 static const char pktio_ipc_mac[] = {0x12, 0x12, 0x12, 0x12, 0x12, 0x12};
 
-static void *_ipc_map_remote_pool(const char *name, size_t size, int pid);
+static void *_ipc_map_remote_pool(const char *name, int pid);
 
 static const char *_ipc_odp_buffer_pool_shm_name(odp_pool_t pool_hdl)
 {
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ static int _ipc_master_start(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry)
 		return -1;
 
 	ipc_pool_base = _ipc_map_remote_pool(pinfo->slave.pool_name,
-					     pinfo->master.shm_pkt_pool_size,
 					     pinfo->slave.pid);
 	if (ipc_pool_base == NULL) {
 		ODP_DBG("no pool file %s for pid %d\n",
@@ -147,7 +146,6 @@ static int _ipc_init_master(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry,
 	}
 
 	memcpy(pinfo->master.pool_name, pool_name, strlen(pool_name));
-	pinfo->master.shm_pkt_pool_size = pool_entry->s.pool_size;
 	pinfo->master.shm_pool_bufs_num = pool_entry->s.buf_num;
 	pinfo->master.shm_pkt_size = pool_entry->s.seg_size;
 	pinfo->master.mdata_offset =  pool_entry->s.pool_mdata_addr -
@@ -192,23 +190,23 @@ static void _ipc_export_pool(struct pktio_info *pinfo,
 				    pool_entry->s.pool_base_addr;
 }
 
-static void *_ipc_map_remote_pool(const char *name, size_t size, int pid)
+static void *_ipc_map_remote_pool(const char *name, int pid)
 {
 	odp_shm_t shm;
 	void *addr;
+	char rname[ODP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
 
-	ODP_DBG("Mapping remote pool %s, size %ld\n", name, size);
-
+	snprintf(rname, ODP_SHM_NAME_LEN, "remote-%s", name);
 	shm = odp_shm_reserve_exported(name, pid,
-				       name, 4096, 0);
+				       rname, 4096, 0);
 	if (shm == ODP_SHM_INVALID) {
 		ODP_ERR("unable map %s\n", name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	addr = odp_shm_addr(shm);
-	ODP_DBG("MAP master: %p - %p size %ld, pool %s\n",
-		addr, (char *)addr + size, size, name);
+
+	ODP_DBG("Mapped remote pool %s to local %s\n", name, rname);
 	return addr;
 }
 
@@ -302,7 +300,6 @@ static int _ipc_slave_start(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry)
 	/* Get info about remote pool */
 	pinfo = pktio_entry->s.ipc.pinfo;
 	ipc_pool_base = _ipc_map_remote_pool(pinfo->master.pool_name,
-					     pinfo->master.shm_pkt_pool_size,
 					     pid);
 	pktio_entry->s.ipc.pool_mdata_base = (char *)ipc_pool_base +
 					     pinfo->master.mdata_offset;
diff --git a/test/linux-generic/pktio_ipc/ipc_common.h b/test/linux-generic/pktio_ipc/ipc_common.h
index 5cc1cb4..430d7b6 100644
--- a/test/linux-generic/pktio_ipc/ipc_common.h
+++ b/test/linux-generic/pktio_ipc/ipc_common.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 #define TEST_IPC_PKTIO_NAME	"ipc:ipktio"
 #define TEST_IPC_PKTIO_PID_NAME "ipc:%d:ipktio"
 
+/** Can be any name, same or not the same. */
+#define TEST_IPC_POOL_NAME "ipc_packet_pool"
+
 /** magic number and sequence at start of packet payload */
 typedef struct ODP_PACKED {
 	odp_u32be_t magic;
diff --git a/test/linux-generic/pktio_ipc/pktio_ipc1.c b/test/linux-generic/pktio_ipc/pktio_ipc1.c
index e646fcf..654b506 100644
--- a/test/linux-generic/pktio_ipc/pktio_ipc1.c
+++ b/test/linux-generic/pktio_ipc/pktio_ipc1.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	params.pkt.num     = SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE;
 	params.type        = ODP_POOL_PACKET;
 
-	pool = odp_pool_create("packet_pool1", &params);
+	pool = odp_pool_create(TEST_IPC_POOL_NAME, &params);
 	if (pool == ODP_POOL_INVALID) {
 		EXAMPLE_ERR("Error: packet pool create failed.\n");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/test/linux-generic/pktio_ipc/pktio_ipc2.c b/test/linux-generic/pktio_ipc/pktio_ipc2.c
index ce2fd04..74cc137 100644
--- a/test/linux-generic/pktio_ipc/pktio_ipc2.c
+++ b/test/linux-generic/pktio_ipc/pktio_ipc2.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static int ipc_second_process(int master_pid)
 	params.pkt.num     = SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE;
 	params.type        = ODP_POOL_PACKET;
 
-	pool = odp_pool_create("packet_pool2", &params);
+	pool = odp_pool_create(TEST_IPC_POOL_NAME, &params);
 	if (pool == ODP_POOL_INVALID) {
 		EXAMPLE_ERR("Error: packet pool create failed.\n");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
