diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 4122e546cb..ab242980a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -72,12 +72,23 @@ struct mlx5_shared_data {
 
 extern struct mlx5_shared_data *mlx5_shared_data;
 
+struct mlx5_counter_ctrl {
+	/* Name of the counter. */
+	char dpdk_name[RTE_ETH_XSTATS_NAME_SIZE];
+	/* Name of the counter on the device table. */
+	char ctr_name[RTE_ETH_XSTATS_NAME_SIZE];
+	uint32_t ib:1; /**< Nonzero for IB counters. */
+};
+
 struct mlx5_xstats_ctrl {
 	/* Number of device stats. */
 	uint16_t stats_n;
+	/* Number of device stats identified by PMD. */
+	uint16_t  mlx5_stats_n;
 	/* Index in the device counters table. */
 	uint16_t dev_table_idx[MLX5_MAX_XSTATS];
 	uint64_t base[MLX5_MAX_XSTATS];
+	struct mlx5_counter_ctrl info[MLX5_MAX_XSTATS];
 };
 
 /* Flow list . */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
index ed5b51bb23..26e0a716f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@
 #include "mlx5_rxtx.h"
 #include "mlx5_defs.h"
 
-struct mlx5_counter_ctrl {
-	/* Name of the counter. */
-	char dpdk_name[RTE_ETH_XSTATS_NAME_SIZE];
-	/* Name of the counter on the device table. */
-	char ctr_name[RTE_ETH_XSTATS_NAME_SIZE];
-	uint32_t ib:1; /**< Nonzero for IB counters. */
-};
-
 static const struct mlx5_counter_ctrl mlx5_counters_init[] = {
 	{
 		.dpdk_name = "rx_port_unicast_bytes",
@@ -153,12 +145,12 @@ mlx5_read_dev_counters(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint64_t *stats)
 			dev->data->port_id);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	for (i = 0; i != xstats_n; ++i) {
-		if (mlx5_counters_init[i].ib) {
+	for (i = 0; i != xstats_ctrl->mlx5_stats_n; ++i) {
+		if (xstats_ctrl->info[i].ib) {
 			FILE *file;
 			MKSTR(path, "%s/ports/1/hw_counters/%s",
 			      priv->ibdev_path,
-			      mlx5_counters_init[i].ctr_name);
+			      xstats_ctrl->info[i].ctr_name);
 
 			file = fopen(path, "rb");
 			if (file) {
@@ -249,8 +241,6 @@ mlx5_xstats_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			dev->data->port_id);
 		goto free;
 	}
-	for (j = 0; j != xstats_n; ++j)
-		xstats_ctrl->dev_table_idx[j] = dev_stats_n;
 	for (i = 0; i != dev_stats_n; ++i) {
 		const char *curr_string = (const char *)
 			&strings->data[i * ETH_GSTRING_LEN];
@@ -258,25 +248,25 @@ mlx5_xstats_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		for (j = 0; j != xstats_n; ++j) {
 			if (!strcmp(mlx5_counters_init[j].ctr_name,
 				    curr_string)) {
-				xstats_ctrl->dev_table_idx[j] = i;
+				unsigned int idx = xstats_ctrl->mlx5_stats_n++;
+
+				xstats_ctrl->dev_table_idx[idx] = i;
+				xstats_ctrl->info[idx] = mlx5_counters_init[j];
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	for (j = 0; j != xstats_n; ++j) {
-		if (mlx5_counters_init[j].ib)
-			continue;
-		if (xstats_ctrl->dev_table_idx[j] >= dev_stats_n) {
-			DRV_LOG(WARNING,
-				"port %u counter \"%s\" is not recognized",
-				dev->data->port_id,
-				mlx5_counters_init[j].dpdk_name);
-			goto free;
+	/* Add IB counters. */
+	for (i = 0; i != xstats_n; ++i) {
+		if (mlx5_counters_init[i].ib) {
+			unsigned int idx = xstats_ctrl->mlx5_stats_n++;
+
+			xstats_ctrl->info[idx] = mlx5_counters_init[i];
 		}
 	}
+	assert(xstats_ctrl->mlx5_stats_n <= MLX5_MAX_XSTATS);
 	xstats_ctrl->stats_n = dev_stats_n;
 	/* Copy to base at first time. */
-	assert(xstats_n <= MLX5_MAX_XSTATS);
 	ret = mlx5_read_dev_counters(dev, xstats_ctrl->base);
 	if (ret)
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u cannot read device counters: %s",
@@ -306,11 +296,10 @@ mlx5_xstats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_xstat *stats,
 	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	unsigned int i;
 	uint64_t counters[n];
+	struct mlx5_xstats_ctrl *xstats_ctrl = &priv->xstats_ctrl;
+	uint16_t mlx5_stats_n = xstats_ctrl->mlx5_stats_n;
 
-	if (!priv->xstats_ctrl.stats_n)
-		return 0;
-	if (n >= xstats_n && stats) {
-		struct mlx5_xstats_ctrl *xstats_ctrl = &priv->xstats_ctrl;
+	if (n >= mlx5_stats_n && stats) {
 		int stats_n;
 		int ret;
 
@@ -322,12 +311,12 @@ mlx5_xstats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_xstat *stats,
 		ret = mlx5_read_dev_counters(dev, counters);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
-		for (i = 0; i != xstats_n; ++i) {
+		for (i = 0; i != mlx5_stats_n; ++i) {
 			stats[i].id = i;
 			stats[i].value = (counters[i] - xstats_ctrl->base[i]);
 		}
 	}
-	return xstats_n;
+	return mlx5_stats_n;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -443,7 +432,7 @@ mlx5_xstats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct mlx5_xstats_ctrl *xstats_ctrl = &priv->xstats_ctrl;
 	int stats_n;
 	unsigned int i;
-	unsigned int n = xstats_n;
+	unsigned int n = xstats_ctrl->mlx5_stats_n;
 	uint64_t counters[n];
 	int ret;
 
@@ -482,18 +471,18 @@ int
 mlx5_xstats_get_names(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
 		      struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, unsigned int n)
 {
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	unsigned int i;
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct mlx5_xstats_ctrl *xstats_ctrl = &priv->xstats_ctrl;
+	unsigned int mlx5_xstats_n = xstats_ctrl->mlx5_stats_n;
 
-	if (!priv->xstats_ctrl.stats_n)
-		return 0;
-	if (n >= xstats_n && xstats_names) {
-		for (i = 0; i != xstats_n; ++i) {
+	if (n >= mlx5_xstats_n && xstats_names) {
+		for (i = 0; i != mlx5_xstats_n; ++i) {
 			strncpy(xstats_names[i].name,
-				mlx5_counters_init[i].dpdk_name,
+				xstats_ctrl->info[i].dpdk_name,
 				RTE_ETH_XSTATS_NAME_SIZE);
 			xstats_names[i].name[RTE_ETH_XSTATS_NAME_SIZE - 1] = 0;
 		}
 	}
-	return xstats_n;
+	return mlx5_xstats_n;
 }
