diff --git a/app/meson.build b/app/meson.build
index 8aaed59f39e..21b6da29b3f 100644
--- a/app/meson.build
+++ b/app/meson.build
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ foreach app:apps
     if not build
         if reason != ''
             dpdk_apps_disabled += app
-            set_variable(app.underscorify() + '_disable_reason', reason)
+            set_variable('app_' + app.underscorify() + '_disable_reason', reason)
         endif
         continue
     endif
diff --git a/drivers/common/qat/meson.build b/drivers/common/qat/meson.build
index 5c36fbb270d..62abcb6fe33 100644
--- a/drivers/common/qat/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/common/qat/meson.build
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ qat_compress_relpath = '../../' + qat_compress_path
 if disable_drivers.contains(qat_crypto_path)
     qat_crypto = false
     dpdk_drvs_disabled += qat_crypto_path
-    set_variable(qat_crypto_path.underscorify() + '_disable_reason',
+    set_variable('drv_' + qat_crypto_path.underscorify() + '_disable_reason',
             'Explicitly disabled via build config')
 endif
 if disable_drivers.contains(qat_compress_path)
     qat_compress = false
     dpdk_drvs_disabled += qat_compress_path
-    set_variable(qat_compress_path.underscorify() + '_disable_reason',
+    set_variable('drv_' + qat_compress_path.underscorify() + '_disable_reason',
             'Explicitly disabled via build config')
 endif
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if arch_subdir == 'arm'
     else
         qat_crypto = false
         dpdk_drvs_disabled += qat_crypto_path
-        set_variable(qat_crypto_path.underscorify() + '_disable_reason',
+        set_variable('drv_' + qat_crypto_path.underscorify() + '_disable_reason',
         'missing dependency for Arm, libcrypto')
     endif
 else
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ else
         else
             qat_crypto = false
             dpdk_drvs_disabled += qat_crypto_path
-            set_variable(qat_crypto_path.underscorify() + '_disable_reason',
+            set_variable('drv_' + qat_crypto_path.underscorify() + '_disable_reason',
                 'missing dependency, libipsecmb or libcrypto')
         endif
     elif libcrypto.found()
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ else
     else
         qat_crypto = false
         dpdk_drvs_disabled += qat_crypto_path
-        set_variable(qat_crypto_path.underscorify() + '_disable_reason',
+        set_variable('drv_' + qat_crypto_path.underscorify() + '_disable_reason',
             'missing dependency, libipsecmb or libcrypto')
     endif
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/meson.build b/drivers/meson.build
index 5ba534049af..f2be71bc05e 100644
--- a/drivers/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/meson.build
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ foreach subpath:subdirs
         if skip_class
             drv_path = join_paths(class, '*')
             dpdk_drvs_disabled += drv_path
-            set_variable(drv_path.underscorify() + '_disable_reason', reason)
+            set_variable('drv_' + drv_path.underscorify() + '_disable_reason', reason)
             continue
         endif
     endif
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ foreach subpath:subdirs
             # component disable printout in those cases
             if reason != ''
                 dpdk_drvs_disabled += drv_path
-                set_variable(drv_path.underscorify() + '_disable_reason', reason)
+                set_variable('drv_' + drv_path.underscorify() + '_disable_reason', reason)
             endif
             continue
         endif
diff --git a/lib/meson.build b/lib/meson.build
index 6c143ce5a60..55d483cd26f 100644
--- a/lib/meson.build
+++ b/lib/meson.build
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ foreach l:libraries
 
     if not build
         dpdk_libs_disabled += name
-        set_variable(name.underscorify() + '_disable_reason', reason)
+        set_variable('lib_' + name.underscorify() + '_disable_reason', reason)
         continue
     endif
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5e161f43e58..8b248d45050 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -164,17 +164,17 @@ message(output_message + '\n')
 output_message = '\n=================\nContent Skipped\n=================\n'
 output_message += '\napps:\n\t'
 foreach app:dpdk_apps_disabled
-    reason = get_variable(app.underscorify() + '_disable_reason')
+    reason = get_variable('app_' + app.underscorify() + '_disable_reason')
     output_message += app + ':\t' + reason + '\n\t'
 endforeach
 output_message += '\nlibs:\n\t'
 foreach lib:dpdk_libs_disabled
-    reason = get_variable(lib.underscorify() + '_disable_reason')
+    reason = get_variable('lib_' + lib.underscorify() + '_disable_reason')
     output_message += lib + ':\t' + reason + '\n\t'
 endforeach
 output_message += '\ndrivers:\n\t'
 foreach drv:dpdk_drvs_disabled
-    reason = get_variable(drv.underscorify() + '_disable_reason')
+    reason = get_variable('drv_' + drv.underscorify() + '_disable_reason')
     output_message += drv + ':\t' + reason + '\n\t'
 endforeach
 message(output_message + '\n')