diff --git a/lib/env_dpdk/env.mk b/lib/env_dpdk/env.mk
index 027000006..c10049dda 100644
--- a/lib/env_dpdk/env.mk
+++ b/lib/env_dpdk/env.mk
@@ -54,13 +54,7 @@ else
 DPDK_LIB_EXT = .a
 endif
 
-DPDK_LIB_LIST = rte_eal rte_mempool rte_ring rte_mbuf rte_pci rte_bus_pci
-
-# librte_mempool_ring was new added from DPDK 17.05. Link this library used for
-#   ring based mempool management API.
-ifneq (, $(wildcard $(DPDK_ABS_DIR)/lib/librte_mempool_ring.*))
-DPDK_LIB_LIST += rte_mempool_ring
-endif
+DPDK_LIB_LIST = rte_eal rte_mempool rte_ring rte_mbuf rte_pci rte_bus_pci rte_mempool_ring
 
 # DPDK 20.05 eal dependency
 ifneq (, $(wildcard $(DPDK_ABS_DIR)/lib/librte_telemetry.*))