diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
index 7c9d18270..d5e32b845 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
@@ -1304,10 +1304,10 @@ mlx5_empw_close(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq, struct mlx5_mpw *mpw)
 }
 
 /**
- * DPDK callback for TX with Enhanced MPW support.
+ * TX with Enhanced MPW support.
  *
- * @param dpdk_txq
- *   Generic pointer to TX queue structure.
+ * @param txq
+ *   Pointer to TX queue structure.
  * @param[in] pkts
  *   Packets to transmit.
  * @param pkts_n
@@ -1316,10 +1316,10 @@ mlx5_empw_close(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq, struct mlx5_mpw *mpw)
  * @return
  *   Number of packets successfully transmitted (<= pkts_n).
  */
-uint16_t
-mlx5_tx_burst_empw(void *dpdk_txq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t pkts_n)
+static inline uint16_t
+txq_burst_empw(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
+	       uint16_t pkts_n)
 {
-	struct mlx5_txq_data *txq = (struct mlx5_txq_data *)dpdk_txq;
 	uint16_t elts_head = txq->elts_head;
 	const uint16_t elts_n = 1 << txq->elts_n;
 	const uint16_t elts_m = elts_n - 1;
@@ -1585,6 +1585,47 @@ mlx5_tx_burst_empw(void *dpdk_txq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t pkts_n)
 }
 
 /**
+ * DPDK callback for TX with Enhanced MPW support.
+ *
+ * @param dpdk_txq
+ *   Generic pointer to TX queue structure.
+ * @param[in] pkts
+ *   Packets to transmit.
+ * @param pkts_n
+ *   Number of packets in array.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Number of packets successfully transmitted (<= pkts_n).
+ */
+uint16_t
+mlx5_tx_burst_empw(void *dpdk_txq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t pkts_n)
+{
+	struct mlx5_txq_data *txq = (struct mlx5_txq_data *)dpdk_txq;
+	uint16_t nb_tx = 0;
+
+	while (pkts_n > nb_tx) {
+		uint16_t n;
+		uint16_t ret;
+
+		n = txq_count_contig_multi_seg(&pkts[nb_tx], pkts_n - nb_tx);
+		if (n) {
+			ret = mlx5_tx_burst(dpdk_txq, &pkts[nb_tx], n);
+			if (!ret)
+				break;
+			nb_tx += ret;
+		}
+		n = txq_count_contig_single_seg(&pkts[nb_tx], pkts_n - nb_tx);
+		if (n) {
+			ret = txq_burst_empw(txq, &pkts[nb_tx], n);
+			if (!ret)
+				break;
+			nb_tx += ret;
+		}
+	}
+	return nb_tx;
+}
+
+/**
  * Translate RX completion flags to packet type.
  *
  * @param[in] cqe
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
index c072169f2..e70d52361 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
@@ -652,4 +652,54 @@ txq_ol_cksum_to_cs(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq_data, struct rte_mbuf *buf)
 	return cs_flags;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Count the number of contiguous single segment packets.
+ *
+ * @param pkts
+ *   Pointer to array of packets.
+ * @param pkts_n
+ *   Number of packets.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Number of contiguous single segment packets.
+ */
+static __rte_always_inline unsigned int
+txq_count_contig_single_seg(struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t pkts_n)
+{
+	unsigned int pos;
+
+	if (!pkts_n)
+		return 0;
+	/* Count the number of contiguous single segment packets. */
+	for (pos = 0; pos < pkts_n; ++pos)
+		if (NB_SEGS(pkts[pos]) > 1)
+			break;
+	return pos;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Count the number of contiguous multi-segment packets.
+ *
+ * @param pkts
+ *   Pointer to array of packets.
+ * @param pkts_n
+ *   Number of packets.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Number of contiguous multi-segment packets.
+ */
+static __rte_always_inline unsigned int
+txq_count_contig_multi_seg(struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t pkts_n)
+{
+	unsigned int pos;
+
+	if (!pkts_n)
+		return 0;
+	/* Count the number of contiguous multi-segment packets. */
+	for (pos = 0; pos < pkts_n; ++pos)
+		if (NB_SEGS(pkts[pos]) == 1)
+			break;
+	return pos;
+}
+
 #endif /* RTE_PMD_MLX5_RXTX_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec.c
index 3aca17cb4..8d23dae7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec.c
@@ -68,31 +68,6 @@
 #endif
 
 /**
- * Count the number of continuous single segment packets.
- *
- * @param pkts
- *   Pointer to array of packets.
- * @param pkts_n
- *   Number of packets.
- *
- * @return
- *   Number of continuous single segment packets.
- */
-static inline unsigned int
-txq_check_multiseg(struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t pkts_n)
-{
-	unsigned int pos;
-
-	if (!pkts_n)
-		return 0;
-	/* Count the number of continuous single segment packets. */
-	for (pos = 0; pos < pkts_n; ++pos)
-		if (NB_SEGS(pkts[pos]) > 1)
-			break;
-	return pos;
-}
-
-/**
  * Count the number of packets having same ol_flags and calculate cs_flags.
  *
  * @param txq
@@ -192,7 +167,7 @@ mlx5_tx_burst_vec(void *dpdk_txq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t pkts_n)
 					       pkts_n - nb_tx);
 		n = RTE_MIN((uint16_t)(pkts_n - nb_tx), MLX5_VPMD_TX_MAX_BURST);
 		if (!(txq->flags & ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOMULTSEGS))
-			n = txq_check_multiseg(&pkts[nb_tx], n);
+			n = txq_count_contig_single_seg(&pkts[nb_tx], n);
 		if (!(txq->flags & ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOOFFLOADS))
 			n = txq_calc_offload(txq, &pkts[nb_tx], n, &cs_flags);
 		ret = txq_burst_v(txq, &pkts[nb_tx], n, cs_flags);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec_neon.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec_neon.h
index 661fbf11c..c5d5b0519 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec_neon.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec_neon.h
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ txq_scatter_v(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
  * Send burst of packets with Enhanced MPW. If it encounters a multi-seg packet,
  * it returns to make it processed by txq_scatter_v(). All the packets in
  * the pkts list should be single segment packets having same offload flags.
- * This must be checked by txq_check_multiseg() and txq_calc_offload().
+ * This must be checked by txq_count_contig_single_seg() and txq_calc_offload().
  *
  * @param txq
  *   Pointer to TX queue structure.
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec_sse.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec_sse.h
index 2b0e62861..0dd8145bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec_sse.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec_sse.h
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ txq_scatter_v(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
  * Send burst of packets with Enhanced MPW. If it encounters a multi-seg packet,
  * it returns to make it processed by txq_scatter_v(). All the packets in
  * the pkts list should be single segment packets having same offload flags.
- * This must be checked by txq_check_multiseg() and txq_calc_offload().
+ * This must be checked by txq_count_contig_single_seg() and txq_calc_offload().
  *
  * @param txq
  *   Pointer to TX queue structure.
