diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
index 57178192d2..90ced972c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -890,6 +890,10 @@ void bnxt_print_link_info(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
 uint16_t bnxt_rss_hash_tbl_size(const struct bnxt *bp);
 int bnxt_link_update_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 			int wait_to_complete);
+uint16_t bnxt_dummy_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+			      uint16_t nb_pkts);
+uint16_t bnxt_dummy_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
+			      uint16_t nb_pkts);
 
 extern const struct rte_flow_ops bnxt_flow_ops;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_cpr.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_cpr.c
index 91d1ffe46c..ee96ae81bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_cpr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_cpr.c
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ void bnxt_handle_async_event(struct bnxt *bp,
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Port conn async event\n");
 		break;
 	case HWRM_ASYNC_EVENT_CMPL_EVENT_ID_RESET_NOTIFY:
+		/*
+		 * Avoid any rx/tx packet processing during firmware reset
+		 * operation.
+		 */
+		bnxt_stop_rxtx(bp);
+
 		/* Ignore reset notify async events when stopping the port */
 		if (!bp->eth_dev->data->dev_started) {
 			bp->flags |= BNXT_FLAG_FATAL_ERROR;
@@ -337,3 +343,9 @@ bool bnxt_is_recovery_enabled(struct bnxt *bp)
 
 	return false;
 }
+
+void bnxt_stop_rxtx(struct bnxt *bp)
+{
+	bp->eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &bnxt_dummy_recv_pkts;
+	bp->eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = &bnxt_dummy_xmit_pkts;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_cpr.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_cpr.h
index cccd6cdbe0..ff9697f4c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_cpr.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_cpr.h
@@ -126,4 +126,5 @@ void bnxt_wait_for_device_shutdown(struct bnxt *bp);
 bool bnxt_is_recovery_enabled(struct bnxt *bp);
 bool bnxt_is_master_func(struct bnxt *bp);
 
+void bnxt_stop_rxtx(struct bnxt *bp);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
index 78514143e5..e0ec342162 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ void bnxt_rx_queue_release_mbufs(struct bnxt_rx_queue *rxq)
 	if (!rxq || !rxq->rx_ring)
 		return;
 
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&rxq->lock);
-
 	sw_ring = rxq->rx_ring->rx_buf_ring;
 	if (sw_ring) {
 		for (i = 0;
@@ -248,7 +246,6 @@ void bnxt_rx_queue_release_mbufs(struct bnxt_rx_queue *rxq)
 		}
 	}
 
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&rxq->lock);
 }
 
 void bnxt_free_rx_mbufs(struct bnxt *bp)
@@ -389,7 +386,6 @@ int bnxt_rx_queue_setup_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 		rxq->rx_started = true;
 	}
 	eth_dev->data->rx_queue_state[queue_idx] = queue_state;
-	rte_spinlock_init(&rxq->lock);
 
 	/* Configure mtu if it is different from what was configured before */
 	if (!queue_idx)
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.h
index 201bda2269..c72105cf06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.h
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ struct bnxt;
 struct bnxt_rx_ring_info;
 struct bnxt_cp_ring_info;
 struct bnxt_rx_queue {
-	rte_spinlock_t		lock;	/* Synchronize between rx_queue_stop
-					 * and fast path
-					 */
 	struct rte_mempool	*mb_pool; /* mbuf pool for RX ring */
 	uint64_t		mbuf_initializer; /* val to init mbuf */
 	uint16_t		nb_rx_desc; /* num of RX desc */
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c
index e41833cc43..4a8326e335 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c
@@ -843,8 +843,7 @@ uint16_t bnxt_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		return 0;
 
 	/* If Rx Q was stopped return */
-	if (unlikely(!rxq->rx_started ||
-		     !rte_spinlock_trylock(&rxq->lock)))
+	if (unlikely(!rxq->rx_started))
 		return 0;
 
 #if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86) || defined(RTE_ARCH_ARM64)
@@ -946,8 +945,6 @@ uint16_t bnxt_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	}
 
 done:
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&rxq->lock);
-
 	return nb_rx_pkts;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.h
index b874e54a8c..2e2d1242eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.h
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ struct bnxt_rx_ring_info {
 
 uint16_t bnxt_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 			       uint16_t nb_pkts);
-uint16_t bnxt_dummy_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
-			      uint16_t nb_pkts);
 void bnxt_free_rx_rings(struct bnxt *bp);
 int bnxt_init_rx_ring_struct(struct bnxt_rx_queue *rxq, unsigned int socket_id);
 int bnxt_init_one_rx_ring(struct bnxt_rx_queue *rxq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_txr.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_txr.h
index d241227d4c..3dfc8ef9b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_txr.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_txr.h
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ int bnxt_init_one_tx_ring(struct bnxt_tx_queue *txq);
 int bnxt_init_tx_ring_struct(struct bnxt_tx_queue *txq, unsigned int socket_id);
 uint16_t bnxt_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 			       uint16_t nb_pkts);
-uint16_t bnxt_dummy_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
-			      uint16_t nb_pkts);
 #if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86) || defined(RTE_ARCH_ARM64)
 uint16_t bnxt_xmit_pkts_vec(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 			    uint16_t nb_pkts);
