diff --git a/doc/guides/vdpadevs/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/vdpadevs/mlx5.rst
index acb791032ad..3ded142311e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/vdpadevs/mlx5.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/vdpadevs/mlx5.rst
@@ -109,3 +109,9 @@ Upon potential hardware errors, mlx5 PMD try to recover, give up if failed 3
 times in 3 seconds, virtq will be put in disable state. User should check log
 to get error information, or query vdpa statistics counter to know error type
 and count report.
+
+Statistics
+^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The device statistics counter persists in reconfiguration until the device gets
+removed. User can reset counters by calling function rte_vdpa_reset_stats().
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.c
index c83b1141482..92ef7777169 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.c
@@ -388,12 +388,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_get_stats(struct rte_vdpa_device *vdev, int qid,
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid device: %s.", vdev->device->name);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
-	if (priv->state == MLX5_VDPA_STATE_PROBED) {
-		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Device %s was not configured.",
-				vdev->device->name);
-		return -ENODATA;
-	}
-	if (qid >= (int)priv->nr_virtqs) {
+	if (qid >= (int)priv->caps.max_num_virtio_queues * 2) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Too big vring id: %d for device %s.", qid,
 				vdev->device->name);
 		return -E2BIG;
@@ -416,12 +411,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_reset_stats(struct rte_vdpa_device *vdev, int qid)
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid device: %s.", vdev->device->name);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
-	if (priv->state == MLX5_VDPA_STATE_PROBED) {
-		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Device %s was not configured.",
-				vdev->device->name);
-		return -ENODATA;
-	}
-	if (qid >= (int)priv->nr_virtqs) {
+	if (qid >= (int)priv->caps.max_num_virtio_queues * 2) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Too big vring id: %d for device %s.", qid,
 				vdev->device->name);
 		return -E2BIG;
@@ -693,6 +683,11 @@ mlx5_vdpa_release_dev_resources(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv)
 	uint32_t i;
 
 	mlx5_vdpa_dev_cache_clean(priv);
+	for (i = 0; i < priv->caps.max_num_virtio_queues * 2; i++) {
+		if (!priv->virtqs[i].counters)
+			continue;
+		claim_zero(mlx5_devx_cmd_destroy(priv->virtqs[i].counters));
+	}
 	mlx5_vdpa_event_qp_global_release(priv);
 	mlx5_vdpa_err_event_unset(priv);
 	if (priv->steer.tbl)
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.h b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.h
index 24bafe85b44..e7f3319f896 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.h
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq {
 	struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle;
 	uint64_t err_time[3]; /* RDTSC time of recent errors. */
 	uint32_t n_retry;
+	struct mlx5_devx_virtio_q_couners_attr stats;
 	struct mlx5_devx_virtio_q_couners_attr reset;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_virtq.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_virtq.c
index c42846ecb3c..d2c91b25db1 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_virtq.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_virtq.c
@@ -127,14 +127,9 @@ void
 mlx5_vdpa_virtqs_release(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv)
 {
 	int i;
-	struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq *virtq;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < priv->nr_virtqs; i++) {
-		virtq = &priv->virtqs[i];
-		mlx5_vdpa_virtq_unset(virtq);
-		if (virtq->counters)
-			claim_zero(mlx5_devx_cmd_destroy(virtq->counters));
-	}
+	for (i = 0; i < priv->nr_virtqs; i++)
+		mlx5_vdpa_virtq_unset(&priv->virtqs[i]);
 	priv->features = 0;
 	priv->nr_virtqs = 0;
 }
@@ -590,7 +585,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtq_stats_get(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv, int qid,
 			  struct rte_vdpa_stat *stats, unsigned int n)
 {
 	struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq *virtq = &priv->virtqs[qid];
-	struct mlx5_devx_virtio_q_couners_attr attr = {0};
+	struct mlx5_devx_virtio_q_couners_attr *attr = &virtq->stats;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!virtq->counters) {
@@ -598,7 +593,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtq_stats_get(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv, int qid,
 			"is invalid.", qid);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	ret = mlx5_devx_cmd_query_virtio_q_counters(virtq->counters, &attr);
+	ret = mlx5_devx_cmd_query_virtio_q_counters(virtq->counters, attr);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to read virtq %d stats from HW.", qid);
 		return ret;
@@ -608,37 +603,37 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtq_stats_get(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv, int qid,
 		return ret;
 	stats[MLX5_VDPA_STATS_RECEIVED_DESCRIPTORS] = (struct rte_vdpa_stat) {
 		.id = MLX5_VDPA_STATS_RECEIVED_DESCRIPTORS,
-		.value = attr.received_desc - virtq->reset.received_desc,
+		.value = attr->received_desc - virtq->reset.received_desc,
 	};
 	if (ret == MLX5_VDPA_STATS_COMPLETED_DESCRIPTORS)
 		return ret;
 	stats[MLX5_VDPA_STATS_COMPLETED_DESCRIPTORS] = (struct rte_vdpa_stat) {
 		.id = MLX5_VDPA_STATS_COMPLETED_DESCRIPTORS,
-		.value = attr.completed_desc - virtq->reset.completed_desc,
+		.value = attr->completed_desc - virtq->reset.completed_desc,
 	};
 	if (ret == MLX5_VDPA_STATS_BAD_DESCRIPTOR_ERRORS)
 		return ret;
 	stats[MLX5_VDPA_STATS_BAD_DESCRIPTOR_ERRORS] = (struct rte_vdpa_stat) {
 		.id = MLX5_VDPA_STATS_BAD_DESCRIPTOR_ERRORS,
-		.value = attr.bad_desc_errors - virtq->reset.bad_desc_errors,
+		.value = attr->bad_desc_errors - virtq->reset.bad_desc_errors,
 	};
 	if (ret == MLX5_VDPA_STATS_EXCEED_MAX_CHAIN)
 		return ret;
 	stats[MLX5_VDPA_STATS_EXCEED_MAX_CHAIN] = (struct rte_vdpa_stat) {
 		.id = MLX5_VDPA_STATS_EXCEED_MAX_CHAIN,
-		.value = attr.exceed_max_chain - virtq->reset.exceed_max_chain,
+		.value = attr->exceed_max_chain - virtq->reset.exceed_max_chain,
 	};
 	if (ret == MLX5_VDPA_STATS_INVALID_BUFFER)
 		return ret;
 	stats[MLX5_VDPA_STATS_INVALID_BUFFER] = (struct rte_vdpa_stat) {
 		.id = MLX5_VDPA_STATS_INVALID_BUFFER,
-		.value = attr.invalid_buffer - virtq->reset.invalid_buffer,
+		.value = attr->invalid_buffer - virtq->reset.invalid_buffer,
 	};
 	if (ret == MLX5_VDPA_STATS_COMPLETION_ERRORS)
 		return ret;
 	stats[MLX5_VDPA_STATS_COMPLETION_ERRORS] = (struct rte_vdpa_stat) {
 		.id = MLX5_VDPA_STATS_COMPLETION_ERRORS,
-		.value = attr.error_cqes - virtq->reset.error_cqes,
+		.value = attr->error_cqes - virtq->reset.error_cqes,
 	};
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -649,11 +644,8 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtq_stats_reset(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv, int qid)
 	struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq *virtq = &priv->virtqs[qid];
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!virtq->counters) {
-		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to read virtq %d statistics - virtq "
-			"is invalid.", qid);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	if (virtq->counters == NULL) /* VQ not enabled. */
+		return 0;
 	ret = mlx5_devx_cmd_query_virtio_q_counters(virtq->counters,
 						    &virtq->reset);
 	if (ret)
