diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
index 4095e9c720..d1c5acb3e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ bnxt_rxq_info_get_op(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
 
 	qinfo->conf.rx_free_thresh = rxq->rx_free_thresh;
 	qinfo->conf.rx_drop_en = 0;
-	qinfo->conf.rx_deferred_start = 0;
+	qinfo->conf.rx_deferred_start = rxq->rx_deferred_start;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ring.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ring.c
index 73eee43148..68a690de5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ring.c
@@ -561,8 +561,7 @@ int bnxt_alloc_hwrm_rx_ring(struct bnxt *bp, int queue_index)
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_out;
 
-	if (bp->eth_dev->data->rx_queue_state[queue_index] ==
-	    RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED) {
+	if (!rxq->rx_started) {
 		if (bnxt_init_one_rx_ring(rxq)) {
 			RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD,
 				"bnxt_init_one_rx_ring failed!\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
index 192ffd8780..4b506f8653 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
@@ -357,9 +357,19 @@ int bnxt_rx_queue_setup_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 	}
 	rte_atomic64_init(&rxq->rx_mbuf_alloc_fail);
 
-	rxq->rx_deferred_start = rx_conf->rx_deferred_start;
-	queue_state = rxq->rx_deferred_start ? RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STOPPED :
-						RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED;
+	/* rxq 0 must not be stopped when used as async CPR */
+	if (!BNXT_NUM_ASYNC_CPR(bp) && queue_idx == 0)
+		rxq->rx_deferred_start = false;
+	else
+		rxq->rx_deferred_start = rx_conf->rx_deferred_start;
+
+	if (rxq->rx_deferred_start) {
+		queue_state = RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STOPPED;
+		rxq->rx_started = false;
+	} else {
+		queue_state = RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED;
+		rxq->rx_started = true;
+	}
 	eth_dev->data->rx_queue_state[queue_idx] = queue_state;
 	rte_spinlock_init(&rxq->lock);
 
@@ -432,6 +442,11 @@ int bnxt_rx_queue_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* Set the queue state to started here.
+	 * We check the status of the queue while posting buffer.
+	 * If queue is it started, we do not post buffers for Rx.
+	 */
+	rxq->rx_started = true;
 	bnxt_free_hwrm_rx_ring(bp, rx_queue_id);
 	rc = bnxt_alloc_hwrm_rx_ring(bp, rx_queue_id);
 	if (rc)
@@ -448,20 +463,19 @@ int bnxt_rx_queue_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 
 			vnic->fw_grp_ids[rx_queue_id] =
 					bp->grp_info[rx_queue_id].fw_grp_id;
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG,
+				    "vnic = %p fw_grp_id = %d\n",
+				    vnic, bp->grp_info[rx_queue_id].fw_grp_id);
 		}
 
-		PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG,
-			    "vnic = %p fw_grp_id = %d\n",
-			    vnic, bp->grp_info[rx_queue_id].fw_grp_id);
-
 		rc = bnxt_vnic_rss_configure(bp, vnic);
 	}
 
-	if (rc == 0) {
+	if (rc == 0)
 		dev->data->rx_queue_state[rx_queue_id] =
 				RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED;
-		rxq->rx_deferred_start = false;
-	}
+	else
+		rxq->rx_started = false;
 
 	PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO,
 		    "queue %d, rx_deferred_start %d, state %d!\n",
@@ -500,7 +514,7 @@ int bnxt_rx_queue_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 	}
 
 	dev->data->rx_queue_state[rx_queue_id] = RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STOPPED;
-	rxq->rx_deferred_start = true;
+	rxq->rx_started = false;
 	PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "Rx queue stopped\n");
 
 	if (dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode & ETH_MQ_RX_RSS_FLAG) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.h
index c60b04426c..3693d89a60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct bnxt_rx_queue {
 	uint16_t		port_id; /* Device port identifier */
 	uint8_t			crc_len; /* 0 if CRC stripped, 4 otherwise */
 	uint8_t			rx_deferred_start; /* not in global dev start */
+	uint8_t			rx_started; /* RX queue is started */
 
 	struct bnxt		*bp;
 	int			index;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c
index f60880c63e..b3cc0d8a04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c
@@ -574,10 +574,9 @@ uint16_t bnxt_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	if (unlikely(is_bnxt_in_error(rxq->bp)))
 		return 0;
 
-	/* If Rx Q was stopped return. RxQ0 cannot be stopped. */
-	if (unlikely(((rxq->rx_deferred_start ||
-		       !rte_spinlock_trylock(&rxq->lock)) &&
-		      rxq->queue_id)))
+	/* If Rx Q was stopped return */
+	if (unlikely(!rxq->rx_started ||
+		     !rte_spinlock_trylock(&rxq->lock)))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Handle RX burst request */
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxtx_vec_sse.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxtx_vec_sse.c
index 2e6e83c949..5ae812f3b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxtx_vec_sse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxtx_vec_sse.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ bnxt_recv_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 			     0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF); /* pkt_type (zeroes) */
 
 	/* If Rx Q was stopped return */
-	if (rxq->rx_deferred_start)
+	if (unlikely(!rxq->rx_started))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (rxq->rxrearm_nb >= RTE_BNXT_RXQ_REARM_THRESH)
