diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c
index d9cf911..7d623c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -423,9 +424,30 @@
 	return -rte_errno;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Modifies the attributes for the specified WQ.
+ *
+ * @param rxq_obj
+ *   Verbs Rx queue object.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+static int
+mlx5_ibv_modify_wq(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj, bool is_start)
+{
+	struct ibv_wq_attr mod = {
+		.attr_mask = IBV_WQ_ATTR_STATE,
+		.wq_state = is_start ? IBV_WQS_RDY : IBV_WQS_RESET,
+	};
+
+	return mlx5_glue->modify_wq(rxq_obj->wq, &mod);
+}
+
 struct mlx5_obj_ops ibv_obj_ops = {
 	.rxq_obj_modify_vlan_strip = mlx5_rxq_obj_modify_wq_vlan_strip,
 	.rxq_obj_new = mlx5_rxq_ibv_obj_new,
 	.rxq_event_get = mlx5_rx_ibv_get_event,
+	.rxq_obj_modify = mlx5_ibv_modify_wq,
 	.rxq_obj_release = mlx5_rxq_ibv_obj_release,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 5131a47..a51c88f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ struct mlx5_obj_ops {
 	int (*rxq_obj_modify_vlan_strip)(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj, int on);
 	int (*rxq_obj_new)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx);
 	int (*rxq_event_get)(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj);
+	int (*rxq_obj_modify)(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj, bool is_start);
 	void (*rxq_obj_release)(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj);
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c
index 8bbc664..e577e38 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
@@ -143,6 +144,31 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * Modify RQ using DevX API.
+ *
+ * @param rxq_obj
+ *   DevX Rx queue object.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+static int
+mlx5_devx_modify_rq(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj, bool is_start)
+{
+	struct mlx5_devx_modify_rq_attr rq_attr;
+
+	memset(&rq_attr, 0, sizeof(rq_attr));
+	if (is_start) {
+		rq_attr.rq_state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RST;
+		rq_attr.state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RDY;
+	} else {
+		rq_attr.rq_state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RDY;
+		rq_attr.state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RST;
+	}
+	return mlx5_devx_cmd_modify_rq(rxq_obj->rq, &rq_attr);
+}
+
+/**
  * Get event for an Rx DevX queue object.
  *
  * @param rxq_obj
@@ -605,5 +631,6 @@ struct mlx5_obj_ops devx_obj_ops = {
 	.rxq_obj_modify_vlan_strip = mlx5_rxq_obj_modify_rq_vlan_strip,
 	.rxq_obj_new = mlx5_rxq_devx_obj_new,
 	.rxq_event_get = mlx5_rx_devx_get_event,
+	.rxq_obj_modify = mlx5_devx_modify_rq,
 	.rxq_obj_release = mlx5_rxq_devx_obj_release,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index 3115f5a..c18610d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -516,21 +516,7 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	MLX5_ASSERT(rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY);
-	if (rxq_ctrl->obj->type == MLX5_RXQ_OBJ_TYPE_IBV) {
-		struct ibv_wq_attr mod = {
-			.attr_mask = IBV_WQ_ATTR_STATE,
-			.wq_state = IBV_WQS_RESET,
-		};
-
-		ret = mlx5_glue->modify_wq(rxq_ctrl->obj->wq, &mod);
-	} else { /* rxq_ctrl->obj->type == MLX5_RXQ_OBJ_TYPE_DEVX_RQ. */
-		struct mlx5_devx_modify_rq_attr rq_attr;
-
-		memset(&rq_attr, 0, sizeof(rq_attr));
-		rq_attr.rq_state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RDY;
-		rq_attr.state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RST;
-		ret = mlx5_devx_cmd_modify_rq(rxq_ctrl->obj->rq, &rq_attr);
-	}
+	ret = priv->obj_ops->rxq_obj_modify(rxq_ctrl->obj, false);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Cannot change Rx WQ state to RESET:  %s",
 			strerror(errno));
@@ -629,21 +615,7 @@
 	/* Reset RQ consumer before moving queue to READY state. */
 	*rxq->rq_db = rte_cpu_to_be_32(0);
 	rte_cio_wmb();
-	if (rxq_ctrl->obj->type == MLX5_RXQ_OBJ_TYPE_IBV) {
-		struct ibv_wq_attr mod = {
-			.attr_mask = IBV_WQ_ATTR_STATE,
-			.wq_state = IBV_WQS_RDY,
-		};
-
-		ret = mlx5_glue->modify_wq(rxq_ctrl->obj->wq, &mod);
-	} else { /* rxq_ctrl->obj->type == MLX5_RXQ_OBJ_TYPE_DEVX_RQ. */
-		struct mlx5_devx_modify_rq_attr rq_attr;
-
-		memset(&rq_attr, 0, sizeof(rq_attr));
-		rq_attr.rq_state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RST;
-		rq_attr.state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RDY;
-		ret = mlx5_devx_cmd_modify_rq(rxq_ctrl->obj->rq, &rq_attr);
-	}
+	ret = priv->obj_ops->rxq_obj_modify(rxq_ctrl->obj, true);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Cannot change Rx WQ state to READY:  %s",
 			strerror(errno));
