diff --git a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c
index cec99d2951..dd8e761834 100644
--- a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c
@@ -592,7 +592,8 @@ idpf_split_rx_bufq_refill(struct idpf_rx_queue *rx_bufq)
 			next_avail = 0;
 			rx_bufq->nb_rx_hold -= delta;
 		} else {
-			rx_bufq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed += nb_desc - next_avail;
+			rte_atomic64_add(&(rx_bufq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed),
+					 nb_desc - next_avail);
 			RX_LOG(DEBUG, "RX mbuf alloc failed port_id=%u queue_id=%u",
 			       rx_bufq->port_id, rx_bufq->queue_id);
 			return;
@@ -611,7 +612,8 @@ idpf_split_rx_bufq_refill(struct idpf_rx_queue *rx_bufq)
 			next_avail += nb_refill;
 			rx_bufq->nb_rx_hold -= nb_refill;
 		} else {
-			rx_bufq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed += nb_desc - next_avail;
+			rte_atomic64_add(&(rx_bufq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed),
+					 nb_desc - next_avail);
 			RX_LOG(DEBUG, "RX mbuf alloc failed port_id=%u queue_id=%u",
 			       rx_bufq->port_id, rx_bufq->queue_id);
 		}
@@ -1088,7 +1090,7 @@ idpf_singleq_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 
 		nmb = rte_mbuf_raw_alloc(rxq->mp);
 		if (unlikely(nmb == NULL)) {
-			rxq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed++;
+			rte_atomic64_inc(&(rxq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed));
 			RX_LOG(DEBUG, "RX mbuf alloc failed port_id=%u "
 			       "queue_id=%u", rxq->port_id, rxq->queue_id);
 			break;
@@ -1197,7 +1199,7 @@ idpf_singleq_recv_scatter_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 
 		nmb = rte_mbuf_raw_alloc(rxq->mp);
 		if (unlikely(!nmb)) {
-			rxq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed++;
+			rte_atomic64_inc(&(rxq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed));
 			RX_LOG(DEBUG, "RX mbuf alloc failed port_id=%u "
 			       "queue_id=%u", rxq->port_id, rxq->queue_id);
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.h b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.h
index eee9fdbd9e..0209750187 100644
--- a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 #define PF_GLTSYN_SHTIME_H_5	(PF_TIMESYNC_BAR4_BASE + 0x13C)
 
 struct idpf_rx_stats {
-	uint64_t mbuf_alloc_failed;
+	rte_atomic64_t mbuf_alloc_failed;
 };
 
 struct idpf_rx_queue {
diff --git a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c
index 5a91ed610e..1fc110cc94 100644
--- a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c
+++ b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ idpf_singleq_rearm_common(struct idpf_rx_queue *rxq)
 						dma_addr0);
 			}
 		}
-		rxq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed += IDPF_RXQ_REARM_THRESH;
+		rte_atomic64_add(&(rxq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed),
+				 IDPF_RXQ_REARM_THRESH);
 		return;
 	}
 	struct rte_mbuf *mb0, *mb1, *mb2, *mb3;
@@ -167,7 +168,8 @@ idpf_singleq_rearm(struct idpf_rx_queue *rxq)
 							 dma_addr0);
 				}
 			}
-			rxq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed += IDPF_RXQ_REARM_THRESH;
+			rte_atomic64_add(&(rxq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed),
+					 IDPF_RXQ_REARM_THRESH);
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -562,7 +564,8 @@ idpf_splitq_rearm_common(struct idpf_rx_queue *rx_bufq)
 						dma_addr0);
 			}
 		}
-		rx_bufq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed += IDPF_RXQ_REARM_THRESH;
+		rte_atomic64_add(&(rx_bufq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed),
+				 IDPF_RXQ_REARM_THRESH);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -635,7 +638,8 @@ idpf_splitq_rearm(struct idpf_rx_queue *rx_bufq)
 							 dma_addr0);
 				}
 			}
-			rx_bufq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed += IDPF_RXQ_REARM_THRESH;
+			rte_atomic64_add(&(rx_bufq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed),
+					 IDPF_RXQ_REARM_THRESH);
 			return;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c
index 97c03118e0..1a7dab1844 100644
--- a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ idpf_get_mbuf_alloc_failed_stats(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
 		rxq = dev->data->rx_queues[i];
-		mbuf_alloc_failed += rxq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed;
+		mbuf_alloc_failed +=
+		    rte_atomic64_read(&(rxq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed));
 	}
 
 	return mbuf_alloc_failed;
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ idpf_reset_mbuf_alloc_failed_stats(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
 		rxq = dev->data->rx_queues[i];
-		rxq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed = 0;
+		rte_atomic64_set(&(rxq->rx_stats.mbuf_alloc_failed), 0);
 	}
 }
 
