diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.c
index d349682a83..eaca571e3e 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.c
@@ -624,65 +624,37 @@ mlx5_vdpa_config_get(struct mlx5_kvargs_ctrl *mkvlist,
 static int
 mlx5_vdpa_virtq_resource_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv)
 {
-	struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq *virtq;
+	uint32_t max_queues = priv->queues * 2;
 	uint32_t index;
-	uint32_t i;
+	struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq *virtq;
 
 	for (index = 0; index < priv->caps.max_num_virtio_queues * 2;
 		index++) {
 		virtq = &priv->virtqs[index];
 		pthread_mutex_init(&virtq->virtq_lock, NULL);
 	}
-	if (!priv->queues)
+	if (!priv->queues || !priv->queue_size)
 		return 0;
-	for (index = 0; index < (priv->queues * 2); ++index) {
+	for (index = 0; index < max_queues; ++index)
+		if (mlx5_vdpa_virtq_single_resource_prepare(priv,
+			index))
+			goto error;
+	if (mlx5_vdpa_is_modify_virtq_supported(priv))
+		if (mlx5_vdpa_steer_update(priv, true))
+			goto error;
+	return 0;
+error:
+	for (index = 0; index < max_queues; ++index) {
 		virtq = &priv->virtqs[index];
-		int ret = mlx5_vdpa_event_qp_prepare(priv, priv->queue_size,
-					-1, virtq);
-
-		if (ret) {
-			DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to create event QPs for virtq %d.",
-				index);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		if (priv->caps.queue_counters_valid) {
-			if (!virtq->counters)
-				virtq->counters =
-					mlx5_devx_cmd_create_virtio_q_counters
-						(priv->cdev->ctx);
-			if (!virtq->counters) {
-				DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to create virtq couners for virtq"
-					" %d.", index);
-				return -1;
-			}
-		}
-		for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(virtq->umems); ++i) {
-			uint32_t size;
-			void *buf;
-			struct mlx5dv_devx_umem *obj;
-
-			size = priv->caps.umems[i].a * priv->queue_size +
-					priv->caps.umems[i].b;
-			buf = rte_zmalloc(__func__, size, 4096);
-			if (buf == NULL) {
-				DRV_LOG(ERR, "Cannot allocate umem %d memory for virtq"
-						" %u.", i, index);
-				return -1;
-			}
-			obj = mlx5_glue->devx_umem_reg(priv->cdev->ctx, buf,
-					size, IBV_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE);
-			if (obj == NULL) {
-				rte_free(buf);
-				DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to register umem %d for virtq %u.",
-						i, index);
-				return -1;
-			}
-			virtq->umems[i].size = size;
-			virtq->umems[i].buf = buf;
-			virtq->umems[i].obj = obj;
+		if (virtq->virtq) {
+			pthread_mutex_lock(&virtq->virtq_lock);
+			mlx5_vdpa_virtq_unset(virtq);
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&virtq->virtq_lock);
 		}
 	}
-	return 0;
+	if (mlx5_vdpa_is_modify_virtq_supported(priv))
+		mlx5_vdpa_steer_unset(priv);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.h b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.h
index b6392b9d66..00700261ec 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.h
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.h
@@ -277,13 +277,15 @@ int mlx5_vdpa_mem_register(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv);
  *   The guest notification file descriptor.
  * @param[in/out] virtq
  *   Pointer to the virt-queue structure.
+ * @param[in] reset
+ *   If ture, it will reset event qp.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, -1 otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 int
 mlx5_vdpa_event_qp_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv, uint16_t desc_n,
-	int callfd, struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq *virtq);
+	int callfd, struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq *virtq, bool reset);
 
 /**
  * Destroy an event QP and all its related resources.
@@ -403,11 +405,13 @@ void mlx5_vdpa_steer_unset(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv);
  *
  * @param[in] priv
  *   The vdpa driver private structure.
+ * @param[in] is_dummy
+ *   If set, it is updated with dummy queue for prepare resource.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, a negative value otherwise.
  */
-int mlx5_vdpa_steer_update(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv);
+int mlx5_vdpa_steer_update(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv, bool is_dummy);
 
 /**
  * Setup steering and all its related resources to enable RSS traffic from the
@@ -581,9 +585,14 @@ mlx5_vdpa_c_thread_wait_bulk_tasks_done(uint32_t *remaining_cnt,
 int
 mlx5_vdpa_virtq_setup(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv, int index, bool reg_kick);
 void
-mlx5_vdpa_vq_destroy(struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq *virtq);
-void
 mlx5_vdpa_dev_cache_clean(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv);
 void
 mlx5_vdpa_virtq_unreg_intr_handle_all(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv);
+bool
+mlx5_vdpa_virtq_single_resource_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv,
+		int index);
+int
+mlx5_vdpa_qps2rst2rts(struct mlx5_vdpa_event_qp *eqp);
+void
+mlx5_vdpa_virtq_unset(struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq *virtq);
 #endif /* RTE_PMD_MLX5_VDPA_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_event.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_event.c
index f782b6b832..c7be9d5f38 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_event.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_event.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_qps2rts(struct mlx5_vdpa_event_qp *eqp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+int
 mlx5_vdpa_qps2rst2rts(struct mlx5_vdpa_event_qp *eqp)
 {
 	if (mlx5_devx_cmd_modify_qp_state(eqp->fw_qp, MLX5_CMD_OP_QP_2RST,
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_qps2rst2rts(struct mlx5_vdpa_event_qp *eqp)
 
 int
 mlx5_vdpa_event_qp_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv, uint16_t desc_n,
-	int callfd, struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq *virtq)
+	int callfd, struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq *virtq, bool reset)
 {
 	struct mlx5_vdpa_event_qp *eqp = &virtq->eqp;
 	struct mlx5_devx_qp_attr attr = {0};
@@ -649,11 +649,10 @@ mlx5_vdpa_event_qp_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv, uint16_t desc_n,
 		/* Reuse existing resources. */
 		eqp->cq.callfd = callfd;
 		/* FW will set event qp to error state in q destroy. */
-		if (!mlx5_vdpa_qps2rst2rts(eqp)) {
+		if (reset && !mlx5_vdpa_qps2rst2rts(eqp))
 			rte_write32(rte_cpu_to_be_32(RTE_BIT32(log_desc_n)),
 					&eqp->sw_qp.db_rec[0]);
-			return 0;
-		}
+		return 0;
 	}
 	if (eqp->fw_qp)
 		mlx5_vdpa_event_qp_destroy(eqp);
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_steer.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_steer.c
index 4cbf09784e..f7f6dce45c 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_steer.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_steer.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_steer_unset(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv)
  * -1 on error.
  */
 static int
-mlx5_vdpa_rqt_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv)
+mlx5_vdpa_rqt_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv, bool is_dummy)
 {
 	int i;
 	uint32_t rqt_n = RTE_MIN(MLX5_VDPA_DEFAULT_RQT_SIZE,
@@ -67,15 +67,18 @@ mlx5_vdpa_rqt_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv)
 						      sizeof(uint32_t), 0);
 	uint32_t k = 0, j;
 	int ret = 0, num;
+	uint16_t nr_vring = is_dummy ? priv->queues * 2 : priv->nr_virtqs;
 
 	if (!attr) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to allocate RQT attributes memory.");
 		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	for (i = 0; i < priv->nr_virtqs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_vring; i++) {
 		if (is_virtq_recvq(i, priv->nr_virtqs) &&
-		    priv->virtqs[i].enable && priv->virtqs[i].virtq) {
+			(is_dummy || (priv->virtqs[i].enable &&
+			priv->virtqs[i].configured)) &&
+			priv->virtqs[i].virtq) {
 			attr->rq_list[k] = priv->virtqs[i].virtq->id;
 			k++;
 		}
@@ -235,12 +238,12 @@ mlx5_vdpa_rss_flows_create(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv)
 }
 
 int
-mlx5_vdpa_steer_update(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv)
+mlx5_vdpa_steer_update(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv, bool is_dummy)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&priv->steer_update_lock);
-	ret = mlx5_vdpa_rqt_prepare(priv);
+	ret = mlx5_vdpa_rqt_prepare(priv, is_dummy);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		mlx5_vdpa_steer_unset(priv);
 	} else if (ret < 0) {
@@ -261,7 +264,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_steer_update(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv)
 int
 mlx5_vdpa_steer_setup(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv)
 {
-	if (mlx5_vdpa_steer_update(priv))
+	if (mlx5_vdpa_steer_update(priv, false))
 		goto error;
 	return 0;
 error:
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_virtq.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_virtq.c
index c1281be5f2..4a74738d9c 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_virtq.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_virtq.c
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtqs_cleanup(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv)
 	}
 }
 
-static int
+void
 mlx5_vdpa_virtq_unset(struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq *virtq)
 {
-	int ret = -EAGAIN;
+	int ret;
 
 	mlx5_vdpa_virtq_unregister_intr_handle(virtq);
 	if (virtq->configured) {
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtq_unset(struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq *virtq)
 		if (ret)
 			DRV_LOG(WARNING, "Failed to stop virtq %d.",
 				virtq->index);
-		virtq->configured = 0;
 		claim_zero(mlx5_devx_cmd_destroy(virtq->virtq));
+		virtq->index = 0;
+		virtq->virtq = NULL;
+		virtq->configured = 0;
 	}
-	virtq->virtq = NULL;
 	virtq->notifier_state = MLX5_VDPA_NOTIFIER_STATE_DISABLED;
-	return 0;
 }
 
 void
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtqs_release(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv)
 		virtq = &priv->virtqs[i];
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&virtq->virtq_lock);
 		mlx5_vdpa_virtq_unset(virtq);
+		if (i < (priv->queues * 2))
+			mlx5_vdpa_virtq_single_resource_prepare(
+					priv, i);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&virtq->virtq_lock);
 	}
 	priv->features = 0;
@@ -255,7 +258,8 @@ mlx5_vdpa_hva_to_gpa(struct rte_vhost_memory *mem, uint64_t hva)
 static int
 mlx5_vdpa_virtq_sub_objs_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv,
 		struct mlx5_devx_virtq_attr *attr,
-		struct rte_vhost_vring *vq, int index)
+		struct rte_vhost_vring *vq,
+		int index, bool is_prepare)
 {
 	struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq *virtq = &priv->virtqs[index];
 	uint64_t gpa;
@@ -274,11 +278,15 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtq_sub_objs_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv,
 			MLX5_VIRTQ_MODIFY_TYPE_Q_MKEY |
 			MLX5_VIRTQ_MODIFY_TYPE_QUEUE_FEATURE_BIT_MASK |
 			MLX5_VIRTQ_MODIFY_TYPE_EVENT_MODE;
-	attr->tso_ipv4 = !!(priv->features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4));
-	attr->tso_ipv6 = !!(priv->features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6));
-	attr->tx_csum = !!(priv->features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM));
-	attr->rx_csum = !!(priv->features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM));
-	attr->virtio_version_1_0 =
+	attr->tso_ipv4 = is_prepare ? 1 :
+		!!(priv->features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4));
+	attr->tso_ipv6 = is_prepare ? 1 :
+		!!(priv->features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6));
+	attr->tx_csum = is_prepare ? 1 :
+		!!(priv->features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM));
+	attr->rx_csum = is_prepare ? 1 :
+		!!(priv->features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM));
+	attr->virtio_version_1_0 = is_prepare ? 1 :
 		!!(priv->features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1));
 	attr->q_type =
 		(priv->features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED)) ?
@@ -287,12 +295,12 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtq_sub_objs_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv,
 	 * No need event QPs creation when the guest in poll mode or when the
 	 * capability allows it.
 	 */
-	attr->event_mode = vq->callfd != -1 ||
+	attr->event_mode = is_prepare || vq->callfd != -1 ||
 	!(priv->caps.event_mode & (1 << MLX5_VIRTQ_EVENT_MODE_NO_MSIX)) ?
 	MLX5_VIRTQ_EVENT_MODE_QP : MLX5_VIRTQ_EVENT_MODE_NO_MSIX;
 	if (attr->event_mode == MLX5_VIRTQ_EVENT_MODE_QP) {
-		ret = mlx5_vdpa_event_qp_prepare(priv,
-				vq->size, vq->callfd, virtq);
+		ret = mlx5_vdpa_event_qp_prepare(priv, vq->size,
+				vq->callfd, virtq, !virtq->virtq);
 		if (ret) {
 			DRV_LOG(ERR,
 				"Failed to create event QPs for virtq %d.",
@@ -317,7 +325,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtq_sub_objs_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv,
 		attr->counters_obj_id = virtq->counters->id;
 	}
 	/* Setup 3 UMEMs for each virtq. */
-	if (virtq->virtq) {
+	if (!virtq->virtq) {
 		for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(virtq->umems); ++i) {
 			uint32_t size;
 			void *buf;
@@ -342,7 +350,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtq_sub_objs_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv,
 			buf = rte_zmalloc(__func__,
 				size, 4096);
 			if (buf == NULL) {
-				DRV_LOG(ERR, "Cannot allocate umem %d memory for virtq"
+				DRV_LOG(ERR, "Cannot allocate umem %d memory for virtq."
 				" %u.", i, index);
 				return -1;
 			}
@@ -363,7 +371,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtq_sub_objs_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv,
 			attr->umems[i].size = virtq->umems[i].size;
 		}
 	}
-	if (attr->q_type == MLX5_VIRTQ_TYPE_SPLIT) {
+	if (!is_prepare && attr->q_type == MLX5_VIRTQ_TYPE_SPLIT) {
 		gpa = mlx5_vdpa_hva_to_gpa(priv->vmem_info.vmem,
 					   (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)vq->desc);
 		if (!gpa) {
@@ -386,21 +394,23 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtq_sub_objs_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv,
 		}
 		attr->available_addr = gpa;
 	}
-	ret = rte_vhost_get_vring_base(priv->vid,
+	if (!is_prepare) {
+		ret = rte_vhost_get_vring_base(priv->vid,
 			index, &last_avail_idx, &last_used_idx);
-	if (ret) {
-		last_avail_idx = 0;
-		last_used_idx = 0;
-		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "Couldn't get vring base, idx are set to 0.");
-	} else {
-		DRV_LOG(INFO, "vid %d: Init last_avail_idx=%d, last_used_idx=%d for "
+		if (ret) {
+			last_avail_idx = 0;
+			last_used_idx = 0;
+			DRV_LOG(WARNING, "Couldn't get vring base, idx are set to 0.");
+		} else {
+			DRV_LOG(INFO, "vid %d: Init last_avail_idx=%d, last_used_idx=%d for "
 				"virtq %d.", priv->vid, last_avail_idx,
 				last_used_idx, index);
+		}
 	}
 	attr->hw_available_index = last_avail_idx;
 	attr->hw_used_index = last_used_idx;
 	attr->q_size = vq->size;
-	attr->mkey = priv->gpa_mkey_index;
+	attr->mkey = is_prepare ? 0 : priv->gpa_mkey_index;
 	attr->tis_id = priv->tiss[(index / 2) % priv->num_lag_ports]->id;
 	attr->queue_index = index;
 	attr->pd = priv->cdev->pdn;
@@ -413,6 +423,39 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtq_sub_objs_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+bool
+mlx5_vdpa_virtq_single_resource_prepare(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv,
+		int index)
+{
+	struct mlx5_devx_virtq_attr attr = {0};
+	struct mlx5_vdpa_virtq *virtq;
+	struct rte_vhost_vring vq = {
+		.size = priv->queue_size,
+		.callfd = -1,
+	};
+	int ret;
+
+	virtq = &priv->virtqs[index];
+	virtq->index = index;
+	virtq->vq_size = vq.size;
+	virtq->configured = 0;
+	virtq->virtq = NULL;
+	ret = mlx5_vdpa_virtq_sub_objs_prepare(priv, &attr, &vq, index, true);
+	if (ret) {
+		DRV_LOG(ERR,
+		"Cannot prepare setup resource for virtq %d.", index);
+		return true;
+	}
+	if (mlx5_vdpa_is_modify_virtq_supported(priv)) {
+		virtq->virtq =
+		mlx5_devx_cmd_create_virtq(priv->cdev->ctx, &attr);
+		virtq->priv = priv;
+		if (!virtq->virtq)
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 bool
 mlx5_vdpa_is_modify_virtq_supported(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv)
 {
@@ -470,7 +513,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtq_setup(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv, int index, bool reg_kick)
 	virtq->priv = priv;
 	virtq->stopped = 0;
 	ret = mlx5_vdpa_virtq_sub_objs_prepare(priv, &attr,
-				&vq, index);
+				&vq, index, false);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to setup update virtq attr"
 			" %d.", index);
@@ -742,7 +785,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtq_enable(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv, int index, int enable)
 	if (virtq->configured) {
 		virtq->enable = 0;
 		if (is_virtq_recvq(virtq->index, priv->nr_virtqs)) {
-			ret = mlx5_vdpa_steer_update(priv);
+			ret = mlx5_vdpa_steer_update(priv, false);
 			if (ret)
 				DRV_LOG(WARNING, "Failed to disable steering "
 					"for virtq %d.", index);
@@ -757,7 +800,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_virtq_enable(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv, int index, int enable)
 		}
 		virtq->enable = 1;
 		if (is_virtq_recvq(virtq->index, priv->nr_virtqs)) {
-			ret = mlx5_vdpa_steer_update(priv);
+			ret = mlx5_vdpa_steer_update(priv, false);
 			if (ret)
 				DRV_LOG(WARNING, "Failed to enable steering "
 					"for virtq %d.", index);
