diff --git a/drivers/compress/qat/qat_comp_pmd.c b/drivers/compress/qat/qat_comp_pmd.c
index 47c10e2..ecf972a 100644
--- a/drivers/compress/qat/qat_comp_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/compress/qat/qat_comp_pmd.c
@@ -667,8 +667,11 @@ qat_comp_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 		.socket_id = qat_dev_instance->pci_dev->device.numa_node,
 	};
 	char name[RTE_COMPRESSDEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
+	char capa_memz_name[RTE_COMPRESSDEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 	struct rte_compressdev *compressdev;
 	struct qat_comp_dev_private *comp_dev;
+	const struct rte_compressdev_capabilities *capabilities;
+	uint64_t capa_size;
 
 	snprintf(name, RTE_COMPRESSDEV_NAME_MAX_LEN, "%s_%s",
 			qat_pci_dev->name, "comp");
@@ -699,6 +702,10 @@ qat_comp_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
 		return 0;
 
+	snprintf(capa_memz_name, RTE_COMPRESSDEV_NAME_MAX_LEN,
+			"QAT_COMP_CAPA_GEN_%d",
+			qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_gen);
+
 	comp_dev = compressdev->data->dev_private;
 	comp_dev->qat_dev = qat_pci_dev;
 	comp_dev->compressdev = compressdev;
@@ -707,15 +714,34 @@ qat_comp_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 	case QAT_GEN1:
 	case QAT_GEN2:
 	case QAT_GEN3:
-		comp_dev->qat_dev_capabilities = qat_comp_gen_capabilities;
+		capabilities = qat_comp_gen_capabilities;
+		capa_size = sizeof(qat_comp_gen_capabilities);
 		break;
 	default:
+		capabilities = qat_comp_gen_capabilities;
+		capa_size = sizeof(qat_comp_gen_capabilities);
 		QAT_LOG(DEBUG,
 			"QAT gen %d capabilities unknown, default to GEN1",
 					qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_gen);
 		break;
 	}
 
+	comp_dev->capa_mz = rte_memzone_reserve(capa_memz_name,
+		capa_size,
+		rte_socket_id(), 0);
+	if (comp_dev->capa_mz == NULL) {
+		QAT_LOG(DEBUG,
+			"Error allocating memzone for capabilities, destroying PMD for %s",
+			name);
+		memset(&qat_dev_instance->comp_rte_dev, 0,
+			sizeof(qat_dev_instance->comp_rte_dev));
+		rte_compressdev_pmd_destroy(compressdev);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(comp_dev->capa_mz->addr, capabilities, capa_size);
+	comp_dev->qat_dev_capabilities = comp_dev->capa_mz->addr;
+
 	while (1) {
 		if (qat_dev_cmd_param[i].name == NULL)
 			break;
@@ -744,6 +770,9 @@ qat_comp_dev_destroy(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev)
 	if (comp_dev == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
+		rte_memzone_free(qat_pci_dev->comp_dev->capa_mz);
+
 	/* clean up any resources used by the device */
 	qat_comp_dev_close(comp_dev->compressdev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/compress/qat/qat_comp_pmd.h b/drivers/compress/qat/qat_comp_pmd.h
index 5c7fa9f..ed27120 100644
--- a/drivers/compress/qat/qat_comp_pmd.h
+++ b/drivers/compress/qat/qat_comp_pmd.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ struct qat_comp_dev_private {
 	/**< The device's pool for qat_comp_xforms */
 	struct rte_mempool *streampool;
 	/**< The device's pool for qat_comp_streams */
+	const struct rte_memzone *capa_mz;
+	/* Shared memzone for storing capabilities */
 	uint16_t min_enq_burst_threshold;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.c
index d584ac7..968ec54 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.c
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ qat_asym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 			.private_data_size = sizeof(struct qat_asym_dev_private)
 	};
 	char name[RTE_CRYPTODEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
+	char capa_memz_name[RTE_CRYPTODEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 	struct rte_cryptodev *cryptodev;
 	struct qat_asym_dev_private *internals;
 
@@ -296,11 +297,35 @@ qat_asym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
 		return 0;
 
+	snprintf(capa_memz_name, RTE_CRYPTODEV_NAME_MAX_LEN,
+			"QAT_ASYM_CAPA_GEN_%d",
+			qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_gen);
+
 	internals = cryptodev->data->dev_private;
 	internals->qat_dev = qat_pci_dev;
 	internals->asym_dev_id = cryptodev->data->dev_id;
 	internals->qat_dev_capabilities = qat_gen1_asym_capabilities;
 
+	internals->capa_mz = rte_memzone_lookup(capa_memz_name);
+	if (internals->capa_mz == NULL) {
+		internals->capa_mz = rte_memzone_reserve(capa_memz_name,
+			sizeof(qat_gen1_asym_capabilities),
+			rte_socket_id(), 0);
+	}
+	if (internals->capa_mz == NULL) {
+		QAT_LOG(DEBUG,
+			"Error allocating memzone for capabilities, destroying PMD for %s",
+			name);
+		rte_cryptodev_pmd_destroy(cryptodev);
+		memset(&qat_dev_instance->asym_rte_dev, 0,
+			sizeof(qat_dev_instance->asym_rte_dev));
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(internals->capa_mz->addr, qat_gen1_asym_capabilities,
+			sizeof(qat_gen1_asym_capabilities));
+	internals->qat_dev_capabilities = internals->capa_mz->addr;
+
 	while (1) {
 		if (qat_dev_cmd_param[i].name == NULL)
 			break;
@@ -325,6 +350,8 @@ qat_asym_dev_destroy(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	if (qat_pci_dev->asym_dev == NULL)
 		return 0;
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
+		rte_memzone_free(qat_pci_dev->asym_dev->capa_mz);
 
 	/* free crypto device */
 	cryptodev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_dev(
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.h b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.h
index ddf413f..3b5abdd 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ struct qat_asym_dev_private {
 	/**< Device instance for this rte_cryptodev */
 	const struct rte_cryptodev_capabilities *qat_dev_capabilities;
 	/* QAT device asymmetric crypto capabilities */
+	const struct rte_memzone *capa_mz;
+	/* Shared memzone for storing capabilities */
 	uint16_t min_enq_burst_threshold;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c
index 6ef9a34..2dcda4a 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ static const struct rte_cryptodev_capabilities qat_gen2_sym_capabilities[] = {
 	RTE_CRYPTODEV_END_OF_CAPABILITIES_LIST()
 };
 
+static const struct rte_cryptodev_capabilities qat_gen3_sym_capabilities[] = {
+	QAT_BASE_GEN1_SYM_CAPABILITIES,
+	QAT_EXTRA_GEN2_SYM_CAPABILITIES,
+	RTE_CRYPTODEV_END_OF_CAPABILITIES_LIST()
+};
+
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_SECURITY
 static const struct rte_cryptodev_capabilities
 					qat_security_sym_capabilities[] = {
@@ -314,8 +320,11 @@ qat_sym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 			.private_data_size = sizeof(struct qat_sym_dev_private)
 	};
 	char name[RTE_CRYPTODEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
+	char capa_memz_name[RTE_CRYPTODEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 	struct rte_cryptodev *cryptodev;
 	struct qat_sym_dev_private *internals;
+	const struct rte_cryptodev_capabilities *capabilities;
+	uint64_t capa_size;
 
 	/*
 	 * All processes must use same driver id so they can share sessions.
@@ -377,6 +386,10 @@ qat_sym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
 		return 0;
 
+	snprintf(capa_memz_name, RTE_CRYPTODEV_NAME_MAX_LEN,
+			"QAT_SYM_CAPA_GEN_%d",
+			qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_gen);
+
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_SECURITY
 	security_instance = rte_malloc("qat_sec",
 				sizeof(struct rte_security_ctx),
@@ -399,18 +412,45 @@ qat_sym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 	internals->sym_dev_id = cryptodev->data->dev_id;
 	switch (qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_gen) {
 	case QAT_GEN1:
-		internals->qat_dev_capabilities = qat_gen1_sym_capabilities;
+		capabilities = qat_gen1_sym_capabilities;
+		capa_size = sizeof(qat_gen1_sym_capabilities);
 		break;
 	case QAT_GEN2:
+		capabilities = qat_gen2_sym_capabilities;
+		capa_size = sizeof(qat_gen2_sym_capabilities);
+		break;
 	case QAT_GEN3:
-		internals->qat_dev_capabilities = qat_gen2_sym_capabilities;
+		capabilities = qat_gen3_sym_capabilities;
+		capa_size = sizeof(qat_gen3_sym_capabilities);
 		break;
 	default:
 		QAT_LOG(DEBUG,
-			"QAT gen %d capabilities unknown, default to GEN2",
-					qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_gen);
-		break;
+			"QAT gen %d capabilities unknown",
+			qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_gen);
+		rte_cryptodev_pmd_destroy(cryptodev);
+		memset(&qat_dev_instance->sym_rte_dev, 0,
+			sizeof(qat_dev_instance->sym_rte_dev));
+		return -(EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	internals->capa_mz = rte_memzone_lookup(capa_memz_name);
+	if (internals->capa_mz == NULL) {
+	internals->capa_mz = rte_memzone_reserve(capa_memz_name,
+		capa_size,
+		rte_socket_id(), 0);
 	}
+	if (internals->capa_mz == NULL) {
+	QAT_LOG(DEBUG,
+		"Error allocating memzone for capabilities, destroying PMD for %s",
+		name);
+	rte_cryptodev_pmd_destroy(cryptodev);
+	memset(&qat_dev_instance->sym_rte_dev, 0,
+		sizeof(qat_dev_instance->sym_rte_dev));
+	return -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(internals->capa_mz->addr, capabilities, capa_size);
+	internals->qat_dev_capabilities = internals->capa_mz->addr;
 
 	while (1) {
 		if (qat_dev_cmd_param[i].name == NULL)
@@ -437,6 +477,8 @@ qat_sym_dev_destroy(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	if (qat_pci_dev->sym_dev == NULL)
 		return 0;
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
+		rte_memzone_free(qat_pci_dev->sym_dev->capa_mz);
 
 	/* free crypto device */
 	cryptodev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_dev(qat_pci_dev->sym_dev->sym_dev_id);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.h b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.h
index cf4e1a0..f32a77e 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ struct qat_sym_dev_private {
 	/**< Device instance for this rte_cryptodev */
 	const struct rte_cryptodev_capabilities *qat_dev_capabilities;
 	/* QAT device symmetric crypto capabilities */
+	const struct rte_memzone *capa_mz;
+	/* Shared memzone for storing capabilities */
 	uint16_t min_enq_burst_threshold;
 	uint32_t internal_capabilities; /* see flags QAT_SYM_CAP_xxx */
 };
