diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index a0f224b..312c42b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ struct mlx5_dev_spawn_data {
 
 	DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u closing device \"%s\"",
 		dev->data->port_id,
-		((priv->ctx != NULL) ? priv->ctx->device->name : ""));
+		((priv->sh->ctx != NULL) ? priv->sh->ctx->device->name : ""));
 	/* In case mlx5_dev_stop() has not been called. */
 	mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler_uninstall(dev);
 	mlx5_traffic_disable(dev);
@@ -1111,7 +1111,6 @@ struct mlx5_dev_spawn_data {
 		goto error;
 	}
 	priv->sh = sh;
-	priv->ctx = sh->ctx;
 	priv->ibv_port = spawn->ibv_port;
 	priv->mtu = ETHER_MTU;
 #ifndef RTE_ARCH_64
@@ -1349,7 +1348,7 @@ struct mlx5_dev_spawn_data {
 		}
 	}
 #ifdef HAVE_MLX5DV_DR
-		ns = mlx5dv_dr_create_ns(ctx,
+		ns = mlx5dv_dr_create_ns(sh->ctx,
 					 MLX5DV_DR_NS_DOMAIN_INGRESS_BYPASS);
 		if (ns == NULL) {
 			DRV_LOG(ERR, "mlx5dv_dr_create_ns failed");
@@ -1357,7 +1356,7 @@ struct mlx5_dev_spawn_data {
 			goto error;
 		}
 		priv->rx_ns = ns;
-		ns = mlx5dv_dr_create_ns(ctx,
+		ns = mlx5dv_dr_create_ns(sh->ctx,
 					 MLX5DV_DR_NS_DOMAIN_EGRESS_BYPASS);
 		if (ns == NULL) {
 			DRV_LOG(ERR, "mlx5dv_dr_create_ns failed");
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index efa3a3c..d816d24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ struct mlx5_priv {
 	struct rte_eth_dev_data *dev_data;  /* Pointer to device data. */
 	struct mlx5_ibv_shared *sh; /* Shared IB device context. */
 	uint32_t ibv_port; /* IB device port number. */
-	struct ibv_context *ctx; /* Verbs context. */
 	struct ether_addr mac[MLX5_MAX_MAC_ADDRESSES]; /* MAC addresses. */
 	BITFIELD_DECLARE(mac_own, uint64_t, MLX5_MAX_MAC_ADDRESSES);
 	/* Bit-field of MAC addresses owned by the PMD. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
index 69f238b..1b2173b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ int mlx5_fw_version_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, char *fw_ver, size_t fw_size)
 	}
 	/* Read all message and acknowledge them. */
 	for (;;) {
-		if (mlx5_glue->get_async_event(priv->ctx, &event))
+		if (mlx5_glue->get_async_event(priv->sh->ctx, &event))
 			break;
 		if ((event.event_type == IBV_EVENT_PORT_ACTIVE ||
 			event.event_type == IBV_EVENT_PORT_ERR) &&
@@ -1142,12 +1142,13 @@ int mlx5_fw_version_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, char *fw_ver, size_t fw_size)
 mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler_install(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct ibv_context *ctx = priv->sh->ctx;
 	int ret;
 	int flags;
 
-	assert(priv->ctx->async_fd > 0);
-	flags = fcntl(priv->ctx->async_fd, F_GETFL);
-	ret = fcntl(priv->ctx->async_fd, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);
+	assert(ctx->async_fd > 0);
+	flags = fcntl(ctx->async_fd, F_GETFL);
+	ret = fcntl(ctx->async_fd, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRV_LOG(INFO,
 			"port %u failed to change file descriptor async event"
@@ -1158,7 +1159,7 @@ int mlx5_fw_version_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, char *fw_ver, size_t fw_size)
 	}
 	if (dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.lsc ||
 	    dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.rmv) {
-		priv->intr_handle.fd = priv->ctx->async_fd;
+		priv->intr_handle.fd = ctx->async_fd;
 		priv->intr_handle.type = RTE_INTR_HANDLE_EXT;
 		rte_intr_callback_register(&priv->intr_handle,
 					   mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler, dev);
@@ -1303,7 +1304,7 @@ int mlx5_fw_version_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, char *fw_ver, size_t fw_size)
 	struct ibv_device_attr device_attr;
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-	if (mlx5_glue->query_device(priv->ctx, &device_attr) == EIO)
+	if (mlx5_glue->query_device(priv->sh->ctx, &device_attr) == EIO)
 		return 1;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
index 44b36ee..b8943da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 	*cache_resource = *resource;
 	cache_resource->verbs_action =
 		mlx5_glue->dv_create_flow_action_packet_reformat
-			(priv->ctx, cache_resource->reformat_type,
+			(priv->sh->ctx, cache_resource->reformat_type,
 			 cache_resource->ft_type, ns, cache_resource->flags,
 			 cache_resource->size,
 			 (cache_resource->size ? cache_resource->buf : NULL));
@@ -1569,7 +1569,8 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 	*cache_resource = *resource;
 	cache_resource->verbs_action =
 		mlx5_glue->dv_create_flow_action_modify_header
-					(priv->ctx, cache_resource->ft_type,
+					(priv->sh->ctx,
+					 cache_resource->ft_type,
 					 ns, 0,
 					 cache_resource->actions_num *
 					 sizeof(cache_resource->actions[0]),
@@ -1629,7 +1630,7 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto error_exit;
 	}
-	ret = mlx5_devx_cmd_flow_counter_alloc(priv->ctx, dcs);
+	ret = mlx5_devx_cmd_flow_counter_alloc(priv->sh->ctx, dcs);
 	if (ret)
 		goto error_exit;
 	struct mlx5_flow_counter tmpl = {
@@ -2982,7 +2983,7 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 	if (matcher->egress)
 		dv_attr.flags |= IBV_FLOW_ATTR_FLAGS_EGRESS;
 	cache_matcher->matcher_object =
-		mlx5_glue->dv_create_flow_matcher(priv->ctx, &dv_attr,
+		mlx5_glue->dv_create_flow_matcher(priv->sh->ctx, &dv_attr,
 						  tbl->obj);
 	if (!cache_matcher->matcher_object) {
 		rte_free(cache_matcher);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
index 6c4f52f..9548d12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@
 {
 #if defined(HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V42)
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct ibv_context ctx = priv->sh->ctx;
 	struct ibv_counter_set_init_attr init = {
 			 .counter_set_id = counter->id};
 
-	counter->cs = mlx5_glue->create_counter_set(priv->ctx, &init);
+	counter->cs = mlx5_glue->create_counter_set(ctx, &init);
 	if (!counter->cs) {
 		rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
 		return -ENOTSUP;
@@ -67,12 +68,13 @@
 	return 0;
 #elif defined(HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_V45)
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct ibv_context *ctx = priv->sh->ctx;
 	struct ibv_counters_init_attr init = {0};
 	struct ibv_counter_attach_attr attach;
 	int ret;
 
 	memset(&attach, 0, sizeof(attach));
-	counter->cs = mlx5_glue->create_counters(priv->ctx, &init);
+	counter->cs = mlx5_glue->create_counters(ctx, &init);
 	if (!counter->cs) {
 		rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
 		return -ENOTSUP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index fd1c3a2..dcb97c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *
 	}
 	tmpl->rxq_ctrl = rxq_ctrl;
 	if (rxq_ctrl->irq) {
-		tmpl->channel = mlx5_glue->create_comp_channel(priv->ctx);
+		tmpl->channel = mlx5_glue->create_comp_channel(priv->sh->ctx);
 		if (!tmpl->channel) {
 			DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u: comp channel creation failure",
 				dev->data->port_id);
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *
 	}
 #endif
 	tmpl->cq = mlx5_glue->cq_ex_to_cq
-		(mlx5_glue->dv_create_cq(priv->ctx, &attr.cq.ibv,
+		(mlx5_glue->dv_create_cq(priv->sh->ctx, &attr.cq.ibv,
 					 &attr.cq.mlx5));
 	if (tmpl->cq == NULL) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u Rx queue %u CQ creation failure",
@@ -905,10 +905,10 @@ struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *
 			.two_byte_shift_en = MLX5_MPRQ_TWO_BYTE_SHIFT,
 		};
 	}
-	tmpl->wq = mlx5_glue->dv_create_wq(priv->ctx, &attr.wq.ibv,
+	tmpl->wq = mlx5_glue->dv_create_wq(priv->sh->ctx, &attr.wq.ibv,
 					   &attr.wq.mlx5);
 #else
-	tmpl->wq = mlx5_glue->create_wq(priv->ctx, &attr.wq.ibv);
+	tmpl->wq = mlx5_glue->create_wq(priv->sh->ctx, &attr.wq.ibv);
 #endif
 	if (tmpl->wq == NULL) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u Rx queue %u WQ creation failure",
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *
 	for (j = 0; i != (unsigned int)(1 << wq_n); ++i, ++j)
 		wq[i] = wq[j];
 	ind_tbl->ind_table = mlx5_glue->create_rwq_ind_table
-		(priv->ctx,
+		(priv->sh->ctx,
 		 &(struct ibv_rwq_ind_table_init_attr){
 			.log_ind_tbl_size = wq_n,
 			.ind_tbl = wq,
@@ -1817,7 +1817,7 @@ struct mlx5_hrxq *
 	}
 #endif
 	qp = mlx5_glue->dv_create_qp
-		(priv->ctx,
+		(priv->sh->ctx,
 		 &(struct ibv_qp_init_attr_ex){
 			.qp_type = IBV_QPT_RAW_PACKET,
 			.comp_mask =
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ struct mlx5_hrxq *
 		 &qp_init_attr);
 #else
 	qp = mlx5_glue->create_qp_ex
-		(priv->ctx,
+		(priv->sh->ctx,
 		 &(struct ibv_qp_init_attr_ex){
 			.qp_type = IBV_QPT_RAW_PACKET,
 			.comp_mask =
@@ -1988,20 +1988,21 @@ struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *
 mlx5_rxq_ibv_drop_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct ibv_context *ctx = priv->sh->ctx;
 	struct ibv_cq *cq;
 	struct ibv_wq *wq = NULL;
 	struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *rxq;
 
 	if (priv->drop_queue.rxq)
 		return priv->drop_queue.rxq;
-	cq = mlx5_glue->create_cq(priv->ctx, 1, NULL, NULL, 0);
+	cq = mlx5_glue->create_cq(ctx, 1, NULL, NULL, 0);
 	if (!cq) {
 		DEBUG("port %u cannot allocate CQ for drop queue",
 		      dev->data->port_id);
 		rte_errno = errno;
 		goto error;
 	}
-	wq = mlx5_glue->create_wq(priv->ctx,
+	wq = mlx5_glue->create_wq(ctx,
 		 &(struct ibv_wq_init_attr){
 			.wq_type = IBV_WQT_RQ,
 			.max_wr = 1,
@@ -2078,7 +2079,7 @@ struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *
 	if (!rxq)
 		return NULL;
 	tmpl.ind_table = mlx5_glue->create_rwq_ind_table
-		(priv->ctx,
+		(priv->sh->ctx,
 		 &(struct ibv_rwq_ind_table_init_attr){
 			.log_ind_tbl_size = 0,
 			.ind_tbl = &rxq->wq,
@@ -2145,7 +2146,7 @@ struct mlx5_hrxq *
 	ind_tbl = mlx5_ind_table_ibv_drop_new(dev);
 	if (!ind_tbl)
 		return NULL;
-	qp = mlx5_glue->create_qp_ex(priv->ctx,
+	qp = mlx5_glue->create_qp_ex(priv->sh->ctx,
 		 &(struct ibv_qp_init_attr_ex){
 			.qp_type = IBV_QPT_RAW_PACKET,
 			.comp_mask =
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_socket.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_socket.c
index 41cac3c..8fa6430 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_socket.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_socket.c
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@
 	assert(cmsg != NULL);
 	cmsg->cmsg_level = SOL_SOCKET;
 	cmsg->cmsg_type = SCM_RIGHTS;
-	cmsg->cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(sizeof(priv->ctx->cmd_fd));
+	cmsg->cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(sizeof(priv->sh->ctx->cmd_fd));
 	fd = (int *)CMSG_DATA(cmsg);
-	*fd = priv->ctx->cmd_fd;
+	*fd = priv->sh->ctx->cmd_fd;
 	ret = sendmsg(conn_sock, &msg, 0);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "port %u cannot send response",
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
index 2137bdc..d13a1a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 			goto error;
 		}
 	}
-	ret = mlx5_tx_uar_remap(dev, priv->ctx->cmd_fd);
+	ret = mlx5_tx_uar_remap(dev, priv->sh->ctx->cmd_fd);
 	if (ret) {
 		/* Adjust index for rollback. */
 		i = priv->txqs_n - 1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
index 10a3040..25305b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ struct mlx5_txq_ibv *
 		((desc / MLX5_TX_COMP_THRESH) - 1) : 1;
 	if (is_empw_burst_func(tx_pkt_burst))
 		cqe_n += MLX5_TX_COMP_THRESH_INLINE_DIV;
-	tmpl.cq = mlx5_glue->create_cq(priv->ctx, cqe_n, NULL, NULL, 0);
+	tmpl.cq = mlx5_glue->create_cq(priv->sh->ctx, cqe_n, NULL, NULL, 0);
 	if (tmpl.cq == NULL) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u Tx queue %u CQ creation failure",
 			dev->data->port_id, idx);
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ struct mlx5_txq_ibv *
 		attr.init.max_tso_header = txq_ctrl->max_tso_header;
 		attr.init.comp_mask |= IBV_QP_INIT_ATTR_MAX_TSO_HEADER;
 	}
-	tmpl.qp = mlx5_glue->create_qp_ex(priv->ctx, &attr.init);
+	tmpl.qp = mlx5_glue->create_qp_ex(priv->sh->ctx, &attr.init);
 	if (tmpl.qp == NULL) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u Tx queue %u QP creation failure",
 			dev->data->port_id, idx);
