diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
index 188a6d4..4276964 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
@@ -1330,11 +1330,6 @@
 			err = ENOTSUP;
 			goto error;
 	}
-	/*
-	 * Allocate the buffer for flow creating, just once.
-	 * The allocation must be done before any flow creating.
-	 */
-	mlx5_flow_alloc_intermediate(eth_dev);
 	/* Query availability of metadata reg_c's. */
 	err = mlx5_flow_discover_mreg_c(eth_dev);
 	if (err < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index c9fc085..16719e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -1375,8 +1375,6 @@ struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *
 	 */
 	mlx5_flow_list_flush(dev, &priv->flows, true);
 	mlx5_flow_meter_flush(dev, NULL);
-	/* Free the intermediate buffers for flow creation. */
-	mlx5_flow_free_intermediate(dev);
 	/* Prevent crashes when queues are still in use. */
 	dev->rx_pkt_burst = removed_rx_burst;
 	dev->tx_pkt_burst = removed_tx_burst;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index bd91e16..0080ac8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -793,10 +793,6 @@ struct mlx5_priv {
 	struct mlx5_drop drop_queue; /* Flow drop queues. */
 	uint32_t flows; /* RTE Flow rules. */
 	uint32_t ctrl_flows; /* Control flow rules. */
-	void *inter_flows; /* Intermediate resources for flow creation. */
-	void *rss_desc; /* Intermediate rss description resources. */
-	int flow_idx; /* Intermediate device flow index. */
-	int flow_nested_idx; /* Intermediate device flow index, nested. */
 	struct mlx5_obj_ops obj_ops; /* HW objects operations. */
 	LIST_HEAD(rxq, mlx5_rxq_ctrl) rxqsctrl; /* DPDK Rx queues. */
 	LIST_HEAD(rxqobj, mlx5_rxq_obj) rxqsobj; /* Verbs/DevX Rx queues. */
@@ -1020,8 +1016,6 @@ int mlx5_dev_filter_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 void mlx5_flow_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t *list);
 int mlx5_flow_start_default(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_flow_stop_default(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-void mlx5_flow_alloc_intermediate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-void mlx5_flow_free_intermediate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_flow_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_ctrl_flow_source_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t queue);
 int mlx5_ctrl_flow_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
index ffa7646..eeee546 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
@@ -306,6 +306,13 @@ struct mlx5_flow_tunnel_info {
 	},
 };
 
+/* Key of thread specific flow workspace data. */
+static pthread_key_t key_workspace;
+
+/* Thread specific flow workspace data once initialization data. */
+static pthread_once_t key_workspace_init;
+
+
 /**
  * Translate tag ID to register.
  *
@@ -4348,16 +4355,18 @@ struct mlx5_flow_tunnel_info {
 		uint8_t buffer[2048];
 	} items_tx;
 	struct rte_flow_expand_rss *buf = &expand_buffer.buf;
-	struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *rss_desc = &((struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *)
-					      priv->rss_desc)[!!priv->flow_idx];
+	struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *rss_desc;
 	const struct rte_flow_action *p_actions_rx = actions;
 	uint32_t i;
 	uint32_t idx = 0;
 	int hairpin_flow;
 	uint32_t hairpin_id = 0;
 	struct rte_flow_attr attr_tx = { .priority = 0 };
+	struct mlx5_flow_workspace *wks = mlx5_flow_get_thread_workspace();
 	int ret;
 
+	MLX5_ASSERT(wks);
+	rss_desc = &wks->rss_desc[!!wks->flow_idx];
 	hairpin_flow = flow_check_hairpin_split(dev, attr, actions);
 	ret = flow_drv_validate(dev, attr, items, p_actions_rx,
 				external, hairpin_flow, error);
@@ -4383,9 +4392,25 @@ struct mlx5_flow_tunnel_info {
 		flow->hairpin_flow_id = hairpin_id;
 	MLX5_ASSERT(flow->drv_type > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN &&
 		    flow->drv_type < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
-	memset(rss_desc, 0, sizeof(*rss_desc));
+	memset(rss_desc, 0, offsetof(struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc, queue));
 	rss = flow_get_rss_action(p_actions_rx);
 	if (rss) {
+		/* Check if need more memory for the queue. */
+		if (rss->queue_num > wks->rssq_num[!!wks->flow_idx]) {
+			/* Default memory is from workspace. No need to free. */
+			if (wks->rssq_num[!!wks->flow_idx] ==
+			    MLX5_RSSQ_DEFAULT_NUM)
+				rss_desc->queue = NULL;
+			rss_desc->queue = mlx5_realloc(rss_desc->queue,
+				MLX5_MEM_ZERO,
+				sizeof(rss_desc->queue[0]) * rss->queue_num * 2,
+				0, SOCKET_ID_ANY);
+			if (!rss_desc->queue) {
+				rte_errno = EINVAL;
+				return 0;
+			}
+			wks->rssq_num[!!wks->flow_idx] = rss->queue_num * 2;
+		}
 		/*
 		 * The following information is required by
 		 * mlx5_flow_hashfields_adjust() in advance.
@@ -4414,9 +4439,9 @@ struct mlx5_flow_tunnel_info {
 	 * need to be translated before another calling.
 	 * No need to use ping-pong buffer to save memory here.
 	 */
-	if (priv->flow_idx) {
-		MLX5_ASSERT(!priv->flow_nested_idx);
-		priv->flow_nested_idx = priv->flow_idx;
+	if (wks->flow_idx) {
+		MLX5_ASSERT(!wks->flow_nested_idx);
+		wks->flow_nested_idx = wks->flow_idx;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < buf->entries; ++i) {
 		/*
@@ -4481,9 +4506,9 @@ struct mlx5_flow_tunnel_info {
 			     flow, next);
 	flow_rxq_flags_set(dev, flow);
 	/* Nested flow creation index recovery. */
-	priv->flow_idx = priv->flow_nested_idx;
-	if (priv->flow_nested_idx)
-		priv->flow_nested_idx = 0;
+	wks->flow_idx = wks->flow_nested_idx;
+	if (wks->flow_nested_idx)
+		wks->flow_nested_idx = 0;
 	return idx;
 error:
 	MLX5_ASSERT(flow);
@@ -4498,9 +4523,9 @@ struct mlx5_flow_tunnel_info {
 		mlx5_flow_id_release(priv->sh->flow_id_pool,
 				     hairpin_id);
 	rte_errno = ret;
-	priv->flow_idx = priv->flow_nested_idx;
-	if (priv->flow_nested_idx)
-		priv->flow_nested_idx = 0;
+	wks->flow_idx = wks->flow_nested_idx;
+	if (wks->flow_nested_idx)
+		wks->flow_nested_idx = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4782,48 +4807,69 @@ struct rte_flow *
 }
 
 /**
- * Allocate intermediate resources for flow creation.
- *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * Release key of thread specific flow workspace data.
  */
-void
-mlx5_flow_alloc_intermediate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+static void
+flow_release_workspace(void *data)
 {
-	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct mlx5_flow_workspace *wks = data;
 
-	if (!priv->inter_flows) {
-		priv->inter_flows = mlx5_malloc(MLX5_MEM_ZERO,
-				    MLX5_NUM_MAX_DEV_FLOWS *
-				    sizeof(struct mlx5_flow) +
-				    (sizeof(struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc) +
-				    sizeof(uint16_t) * UINT16_MAX) * 2, 0,
-				    SOCKET_ID_ANY);
-		if (!priv->inter_flows) {
-			DRV_LOG(ERR, "can't allocate intermediate memory.");
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-	priv->rss_desc = &((struct mlx5_flow *)priv->inter_flows)
-			 [MLX5_NUM_MAX_DEV_FLOWS];
-	/* Reset the index. */
-	priv->flow_idx = 0;
-	priv->flow_nested_idx = 0;
+	if (!wks)
+		return;
+	if (wks->rssq_num[0] == MLX5_RSSQ_DEFAULT_NUM)
+		mlx5_free(wks->rss_desc[0].queue);
+	if (wks->rssq_num[1] == MLX5_RSSQ_DEFAULT_NUM)
+		mlx5_free(wks->rss_desc[1].queue);
+	mlx5_free(wks);
+	return;
 }
 
 /**
- * Free intermediate resources for flows.
+ * Initialize key of thread specific flow workspace data.
+ */
+static void
+flow_alloc_workspace(void)
+{
+	if (pthread_key_create(&key_workspace, flow_release_workspace))
+		DRV_LOG(ERR, "can't create flow workspace data thread key.");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get thread specific flow workspace.
  *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @return pointer to thread specific flowworkspace data, NULL on error.
  */
-void
-mlx5_flow_free_intermediate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+struct mlx5_flow_workspace*
+mlx5_flow_get_thread_workspace(void)
 {
-	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct mlx5_flow_workspace *data;
+
+	if (pthread_once(&key_workspace_init, flow_alloc_workspace)) {
+		DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to init flow workspace data thread key.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
-	mlx5_free(priv->inter_flows);
-	priv->inter_flows = NULL;
+	data = pthread_getspecific(key_workspace);
+	if (!data) {
+		data = mlx5_malloc(MLX5_MEM_ZERO, sizeof(*data) +
+				   sizeof(uint16_t) * MLX5_RSSQ_DEFAULT_NUM * 2,
+				   0, SOCKET_ID_ANY);
+		if (!data) {
+			DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate flow workspace "
+				"memory.");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		data->rss_desc[0].queue = (uint16_t *)(data + 1);
+		data->rss_desc[1].queue = data->rss_desc[0].queue +
+					  MLX5_RSSQ_DEFAULT_NUM;
+		data->rssq_num[0] = MLX5_RSSQ_DEFAULT_NUM;
+		data->rssq_num[1] = MLX5_RSSQ_DEFAULT_NUM;
+		if (pthread_setspecific(key_workspace, data)) {
+			DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to set flow workspace to thread.");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	return data;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
index 279daf2..2685481 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ enum mlx5_feature_name {
 	MLX5_MTR_SFX,
 };
 
+/* Default queue number. */
+#define MLX5_RSSQ_DEFAULT_NUM 16
+
 /* Pattern outer Layer bits. */
 #define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L2 (1u << 0)
 #define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3_IPV4 (1u << 1)
@@ -531,7 +534,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc {
 	uint32_t queue_num; /**< Number of entries in @p queue. */
 	uint64_t types; /**< Specific RSS hash types (see ETH_RSS_*). */
 	uint8_t key[MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN]; /**< RSS hash key. */
-	uint16_t queue[]; /**< Destination queues to redirect traffic to. */
+	uint16_t *queue; /**< Destination queues. */
 };
 
 /* PMD flow priority for tunnel */
@@ -856,6 +859,15 @@ struct rte_flow {
 	uint16_t meter; /**< Holds flow meter id. */
 } __rte_packed;
 
+/* Thread specific flow workspace intermediate data. */
+struct mlx5_flow_workspace {
+	struct mlx5_flow flows[MLX5_NUM_MAX_DEV_FLOWS];
+	struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc rss_desc[2];
+	uint32_t rssq_num[2]; /* Allocated queue num in rss_desc. */
+	int flow_idx; /* Intermediate device flow index. */
+	int flow_nested_idx; /* Intermediate device flow index, nested. */
+};
+
 typedef int (*mlx5_flow_validate_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				    const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 				    const struct rte_flow_item items[],
@@ -930,6 +942,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops {
 
 /* mlx5_flow.c */
 
+struct mlx5_flow_workspace *mlx5_flow_get_thread_workspace(void);
 struct mlx5_flow_id_pool *mlx5_flow_id_pool_alloc(uint32_t max_id);
 void mlx5_flow_id_pool_release(struct mlx5_flow_id_pool *pool);
 uint32_t mlx5_flow_id_get(struct mlx5_flow_id_pool *pool, uint32_t *id);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
index 79fdf34..ede7bf8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
@@ -5939,9 +5939,11 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 	struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow;
 	struct mlx5_flow_handle *dev_handle;
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct mlx5_flow_workspace *wks = mlx5_flow_get_thread_workspace();
 
+	MLX5_ASSERT(wks);
 	/* In case of corrupting the memory. */
-	if (priv->flow_idx >= MLX5_NUM_MAX_DEV_FLOWS) {
+	if (wks->flow_idx >= MLX5_NUM_MAX_DEV_FLOWS) {
 		rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOSPC,
 				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
 				   "not free temporary device flow");
@@ -5955,8 +5957,8 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 				   "not enough memory to create flow handle");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	/* No multi-thread supporting. */
-	dev_flow = &((struct mlx5_flow *)priv->inter_flows)[priv->flow_idx++];
+	MLX5_ASSERT(wks->flow_idx + 1 < RTE_DIM(wks->flows));
+	dev_flow = &wks->flows[wks->flow_idx++];
 	dev_flow->handle = dev_handle;
 	dev_flow->handle_idx = handle_idx;
 	/*
@@ -8181,9 +8183,8 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 	struct mlx5_dev_config *dev_conf = &priv->config;
 	struct rte_flow *flow = dev_flow->flow;
 	struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle = dev_flow->handle;
-	struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *rss_desc = &((struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *)
-					      priv->rss_desc)
-					      [!!priv->flow_nested_idx];
+	struct mlx5_flow_workspace *wks = mlx5_flow_get_thread_workspace();
+	struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *rss_desc;
 	uint64_t item_flags = 0;
 	uint64_t last_item = 0;
 	uint64_t action_flags = 0;
@@ -8216,6 +8217,8 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 	uint32_t table;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	MLX5_ASSERT(wks);
+	rss_desc = &wks->rss_desc[!!wks->flow_nested_idx];
 	mhdr_res->ft_type = attr->egress ? MLX5DV_FLOW_TABLE_TYPE_NIC_TX :
 					   MLX5DV_FLOW_TABLE_TYPE_NIC_RX;
 	ret = mlx5_flow_group_to_table(attr, dev_flow->external, attr->group,
@@ -8955,9 +8958,11 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 	int n;
 	int err;
 	int idx;
+	struct mlx5_flow_workspace *wks = mlx5_flow_get_thread_workspace();
 
-	for (idx = priv->flow_idx - 1; idx >= priv->flow_nested_idx; idx--) {
-		dev_flow = &((struct mlx5_flow *)priv->inter_flows)[idx];
+	MLX5_ASSERT(wks);
+	for (idx = wks->flow_idx - 1; idx >= wks->flow_nested_idx; idx--) {
+		dev_flow = &wks->flows[idx];
 		dv = &dev_flow->dv;
 		dh = dev_flow->handle;
 		dv_h = &dh->dvh;
@@ -8988,9 +8993,8 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 		} else if (dh->fate_action == MLX5_FLOW_FATE_QUEUE) {
 			struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq;
 			uint32_t hrxq_idx;
-			struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *rss_desc =
-				&((struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *)priv->rss_desc)
-				[!!priv->flow_nested_idx];
+			struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *rss_desc = &wks->rss_desc
+					[!!wks->flow_nested_idx];
 
 			MLX5_ASSERT(rss_desc->queue_num);
 			hrxq_idx = mlx5_hrxq_get(dev, rss_desc->key,
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
index 62c18b8..b649960 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
@@ -1632,7 +1632,9 @@
 	struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow;
 	struct mlx5_flow_handle *dev_handle;
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct mlx5_flow_workspace *wks = mlx5_flow_get_thread_workspace();
 
+	MLX5_ASSERT(wks);
 	size += flow_verbs_get_actions_size(actions);
 	size += flow_verbs_get_items_size(items);
 	if (size > MLX5_VERBS_MAX_SPEC_ACT_SIZE) {
@@ -1642,7 +1644,7 @@
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	/* In case of corrupting the memory. */
-	if (priv->flow_idx >= MLX5_NUM_MAX_DEV_FLOWS) {
+	if (wks->flow_idx >= MLX5_NUM_MAX_DEV_FLOWS) {
 		rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOSPC,
 				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
 				   "not free temporary device flow");
@@ -1656,8 +1658,8 @@
 				   "not enough memory to create flow handle");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	/* No multi-thread supporting. */
-	dev_flow = &((struct mlx5_flow *)priv->inter_flows)[priv->flow_idx++];
+	MLX5_ASSERT(wks->flow_idx + 1 < RTE_DIM(wks->flows));
+	dev_flow = &wks->flows[wks->flow_idx++];
 	dev_flow->handle = dev_handle;
 	dev_flow->handle_idx = handle_idx;
 	/* Memcpy is used, only size needs to be cleared to 0. */
@@ -1701,10 +1703,11 @@
 	uint64_t priority = attr->priority;
 	uint32_t subpriority = 0;
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *rss_desc = &((struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *)
-					      priv->rss_desc)
-					      [!!priv->flow_nested_idx];
+	struct mlx5_flow_workspace *wks = mlx5_flow_get_thread_workspace();
+	struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *rss_desc;
 
+	MLX5_ASSERT(wks);
+	rss_desc = &wks->rss_desc[!!wks->flow_nested_idx];
 	if (priority == MLX5_FLOW_PRIO_RSVD)
 		priority = priv->config.flow_prio - 1;
 	for (; actions->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END; actions++) {
@@ -1960,9 +1963,11 @@
 	uint32_t dev_handles;
 	int err;
 	int idx;
+	struct mlx5_flow_workspace *wks = mlx5_flow_get_thread_workspace();
 
-	for (idx = priv->flow_idx - 1; idx >= priv->flow_nested_idx; idx--) {
-		dev_flow = &((struct mlx5_flow *)priv->inter_flows)[idx];
+	MLX5_ASSERT(wks);
+	for (idx = wks->flow_idx - 1; idx >= wks->flow_nested_idx; idx--) {
+		dev_flow = &wks->flows[idx];
 		handle = dev_flow->handle;
 		if (handle->fate_action == MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DROP) {
 			hrxq = mlx5_drop_action_create(dev);
@@ -1976,8 +1981,7 @@
 		} else {
 			uint32_t hrxq_idx;
 			struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *rss_desc =
-				&((struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *)priv->rss_desc)
-				[!!priv->flow_nested_idx];
+				&wks->rss_desc[!!wks->flow_nested_idx];
 
 			MLX5_ASSERT(rss_desc->queue_num);
 			hrxq_idx = mlx5_hrxq_get(dev, rss_desc->key,
