diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index 9d1de366b..bc4b6bad0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -139,10 +139,20 @@ mlx5_alloc_verbs_buf(size_t size, void *data)
 	struct priv *priv = data;
 	void *ret;
 	size_t alignment = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
+	unsigned int socket = SOCKET_ID_ANY;
 
+	if (priv->verbs_alloc_ctx.type == MLX5_VERBS_ALLOC_TYPE_TX_QUEUE) {
+		const struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *ctrl = priv->verbs_alloc_ctx.obj;
+
+		socket = ctrl->socket;
+	} else if (priv->verbs_alloc_ctx.type ==
+		   MLX5_VERBS_ALLOC_TYPE_RX_QUEUE) {
+		const struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *ctrl = priv->verbs_alloc_ctx.obj;
+
+		socket = ctrl->socket;
+	}
 	assert(data != NULL);
-	ret = rte_malloc_socket(__func__, size, alignment,
-				priv->dev->device->numa_node);
+	ret = rte_malloc_socket(__func__, size, alignment, socket);
 	DEBUG("Extern alloc size: %lu, align: %lu: %p", size, alignment, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index eb0894fa5..a7ec607c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -123,6 +123,24 @@ struct mlx5_dev_config {
 	int inline_max_packet_sz; /* Max packet size for inlining. */
 };
 
+/**
+ * Type of objet being allocated.
+ */
+enum mlx5_verbs_alloc_type {
+	MLX5_VERBS_ALLOC_TYPE_NONE,
+	MLX5_VERBS_ALLOC_TYPE_TX_QUEUE,
+	MLX5_VERBS_ALLOC_TYPE_RX_QUEUE,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Verbs allocator needs a context to know in the callback which kind of
+ * resources it is allocating.
+ */
+struct mlx5_verbs_alloc_ctx {
+	enum mlx5_verbs_alloc_type type; /* Kind of object being allocated. */
+	const void *obj; /* Pointer to the DPDK object. */
+};
+
 struct priv {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev; /* Ethernet device of master process. */
 	struct ibv_context *ctx; /* Verbs context. */
@@ -164,6 +182,8 @@ struct priv {
 	int primary_socket; /* Unix socket for primary process. */
 	struct rte_intr_handle intr_handle_socket; /* Interrupt handler. */
 	struct mlx5_dev_config config; /* Device configuration. */
+	struct mlx5_verbs_alloc_ctx verbs_alloc_ctx;
+	/* Context for Verbs allocator. */
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index 8e4fbbf2a..0274ccf31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -655,6 +655,8 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 
 	assert(rxq_data);
 	assert(!rxq_ctrl->ibv);
+	priv->verbs_alloc_ctx.type = MLX5_VERBS_ALLOC_TYPE_RX_QUEUE;
+	priv->verbs_alloc_ctx.obj = rxq_ctrl;
 	tmpl = rte_calloc_socket(__func__, 1, sizeof(*tmpl), 0,
 				 rxq_ctrl->socket);
 	if (!tmpl) {
@@ -818,6 +820,7 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 	DEBUG("%p: Verbs Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
 	      (void *)tmpl, rte_atomic32_read(&tmpl->refcnt));
 	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->rxqsibv, tmpl, next);
+	priv->verbs_alloc_ctx.type = MLX5_VERBS_ALLOC_TYPE_NONE;
 	return tmpl;
 error:
 	if (tmpl->wq)
@@ -828,6 +831,7 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 		claim_zero(ibv_destroy_comp_channel(tmpl->channel));
 	if (tmpl->mr)
 		priv_mr_release(priv, tmpl->mr);
+	priv->verbs_alloc_ctx.type = MLX5_VERBS_ALLOC_TYPE_NONE;
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
index 49018303e..18321c3e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	assert(txq_data);
+	priv->verbs_alloc_ctx.type = MLX5_VERBS_ALLOC_TYPE_TX_QUEUE;
+	priv->verbs_alloc_ctx.obj = txq_ctrl;
 	if (mlx5_getenv_int("MLX5_ENABLE_CQE_COMPRESSION")) {
 		ERROR("MLX5_ENABLE_CQE_COMPRESSION must never be set");
 		goto error;
@@ -526,12 +528,14 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 	DEBUG("%p: Verbs Tx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
 	      (void *)txq_ibv, rte_atomic32_read(&txq_ibv->refcnt));
 	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->txqsibv, txq_ibv, next);
+	priv->verbs_alloc_ctx.type = MLX5_VERBS_ALLOC_TYPE_NONE;
 	return txq_ibv;
 error:
 	if (tmpl.cq)
 		claim_zero(ibv_destroy_cq(tmpl.cq));
 	if (tmpl.qp)
 		claim_zero(ibv_destroy_qp(tmpl.qp));
+	priv->verbs_alloc_ctx.type = MLX5_VERBS_ALLOC_TYPE_NONE;
 	return NULL;
 }
 
