diff --git a/app/test-pmd/5tswap.c b/app/test-pmd/5tswap.c
index f041a5e1d5..c45a811f59 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/5tswap.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/5tswap.c
@@ -178,9 +178,7 @@ pkt_burst_5tuple_swap(struct fwd_stream *fs)
 	inc_tx_burst_stats(fs, nb_tx);
 	if (unlikely(nb_tx < nb_rx)) {
 		fs->fwd_dropped += (nb_rx - nb_tx);
-		do {
-			rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts_burst[nb_tx]);
-		} while (++nb_tx < nb_rx);
+		rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(&pkts_burst[nb_tx], nb_rx - nb_tx);
 	}
 	get_end_cycles(fs, start_tsc);
 }
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/csumonly.c b/app/test-pmd/csumonly.c
index 90a59e0aa5..0b2d4c0593 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/csumonly.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/csumonly.c
@@ -1199,9 +1199,7 @@ pkt_burst_checksum_forward(struct fwd_stream *fs)
 	inc_tx_burst_stats(fs, nb_tx);
 	if (unlikely(nb_tx < nb_prep)) {
 		fs->fwd_dropped += (nb_prep - nb_tx);
-		do {
-			rte_pktmbuf_free(tx_pkts_burst[nb_tx]);
-		} while (++nb_tx < nb_prep);
+		rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(&tx_pkts_burst[nb_tx], nb_prep - nb_tx);
 	}
 
 	get_end_cycles(fs, start_tsc);
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/flowgen.c b/app/test-pmd/flowgen.c
index fd6abc0f41..bc3d684496 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/flowgen.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/flowgen.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ pkt_burst_flow_gen(struct fwd_stream *fs)
 	uint16_t nb_dropped;
 	uint16_t nb_pkt;
 	uint16_t nb_clones = nb_pkt_flowgen_clones;
-	uint16_t i;
 	uint32_t retry;
 	uint64_t tx_offloads;
 	uint64_t start_tsc = 0;
@@ -89,8 +88,7 @@ pkt_burst_flow_gen(struct fwd_stream *fs)
 	inc_rx_burst_stats(fs, nb_rx);
 	fs->rx_packets += nb_rx;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < nb_rx; i++)
-		rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts_burst[i]);
+	rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(pkts_burst, nb_rx);
 
 	mbp = current_fwd_lcore()->mbp;
 	vlan_tci = ports[fs->tx_port].tx_vlan_id;
@@ -189,9 +187,7 @@ pkt_burst_flow_gen(struct fwd_stream *fs)
 			next_flow += nb_flows_flowgen;
 
 		fs->fwd_dropped += nb_dropped;
-		do {
-			rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts_burst[nb_tx]);
-		} while (++nb_tx < nb_pkt);
+		rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(&pkts_burst[nb_tx], nb_pkt - nb_tx);
 	}
 
 	RTE_PER_LCORE(_next_flow) = next_flow;
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/icmpecho.c b/app/test-pmd/icmpecho.c
index 066f2a3ab7..5a779fca3c 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/icmpecho.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/icmpecho.c
@@ -503,9 +503,7 @@ reply_to_icmp_echo_rqsts(struct fwd_stream *fs)
 		inc_tx_burst_stats(fs, nb_tx);
 		if (unlikely(nb_tx < nb_replies)) {
 			fs->fwd_dropped += (nb_replies - nb_tx);
-			do {
-				rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts_burst[nb_tx]);
-			} while (++nb_tx < nb_replies);
+			rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(&pkts_burst[nb_tx], nb_replies - nb_tx);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/iofwd.c b/app/test-pmd/iofwd.c
index 8fafdec548..2bcdf15728 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/iofwd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/iofwd.c
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ pkt_burst_io_forward(struct fwd_stream *fs)
 	inc_tx_burst_stats(fs, nb_tx);
 	if (unlikely(nb_tx < nb_rx)) {
 		fs->fwd_dropped += (nb_rx - nb_tx);
-		do {
-			rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts_burst[nb_tx]);
-		} while (++nb_tx < nb_rx);
+		rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(&pkts_burst[nb_tx], nb_rx - nb_tx);
 	}
 
 	get_end_cycles(fs, start_tsc);
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/macfwd.c b/app/test-pmd/macfwd.c
index beb220fbb4..ba08b8f323 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/macfwd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/macfwd.c
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ pkt_burst_mac_forward(struct fwd_stream *fs)
 	inc_tx_burst_stats(fs, nb_tx);
 	if (unlikely(nb_tx < nb_rx)) {
 		fs->fwd_dropped += (nb_rx - nb_tx);
-		do {
-			rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts_burst[nb_tx]);
-		} while (++nb_tx < nb_rx);
+		rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(&pkts_burst[nb_tx], nb_rx - nb_tx);
 	}
 
 	get_end_cycles(fs, start_tsc);
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/macswap.c b/app/test-pmd/macswap.c
index 4f8deb3382..9f0933bbff 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/macswap.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/macswap.c
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ pkt_burst_mac_swap(struct fwd_stream *fs)
 	inc_tx_burst_stats(fs, nb_tx);
 	if (unlikely(nb_tx < nb_rx)) {
 		fs->fwd_dropped += (nb_rx - nb_tx);
-		do {
-			rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts_burst[nb_tx]);
-		} while (++nb_tx < nb_rx);
+		rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(&pkts_burst[nb_tx], nb_rx - nb_tx);
 	}
 	get_end_cycles(fs, start_tsc);
 }
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/noisy_vnf.c b/app/test-pmd/noisy_vnf.c
index 0e72dc034f..055a80a62c 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/noisy_vnf.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/noisy_vnf.c
@@ -111,11 +111,8 @@ do_retry(uint16_t nb_rx, uint16_t nb_tx, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
 static uint32_t
 drop_pkts(struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t nb_rx, uint16_t nb_tx)
 {
-	if (nb_tx < nb_rx) {
-		do {
-			rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts[nb_tx]);
-		} while (++nb_tx < nb_rx);
-	}
+	if (nb_tx < nb_rx)
+		rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(&pkts[nb_tx], nb_rx - nb_tx);
 
 	return nb_rx - nb_tx;
 }
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/rxonly.c b/app/test-pmd/rxonly.c
index d528d4f34e..8fa5e95ad4 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/rxonly.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/rxonly.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ pkt_burst_receive(struct fwd_stream *fs)
 {
 	struct rte_mbuf  *pkts_burst[MAX_PKT_BURST];
 	uint16_t nb_rx;
-	uint16_t i;
 	uint64_t start_tsc = 0;
 
 	get_start_cycles(&start_tsc);
@@ -61,8 +60,7 @@ pkt_burst_receive(struct fwd_stream *fs)
 		return;
 
 	fs->rx_packets += nb_rx;
-	for (i = 0; i < nb_rx; i++)
-		rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts_burst[i]);
+	rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(pkts_burst, nb_rx);
 
 	get_end_cycles(fs, start_tsc);
 }
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c b/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c
index 2e9047804b..05f90185df 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ forward_sub_burst(struct fwd_stream *src_fs, uint16_t port, uint16_t nb_rx,
 	} else {
 		/* Source stream not found, drop all packets. */
 		src_fs->fwd_dropped += nb_rx;
-		while (nb_rx > 0)
-			rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts[--nb_rx]);
+		rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(pkts, nb_rx);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index 0c14325b8d..964cd0ce2b 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -2204,7 +2204,6 @@ flush_fwd_rx_queues(void)
 	portid_t port_id;
 	queueid_t rxq;
 	uint16_t  nb_rx;
-	uint16_t  i;
 	uint8_t   j;
 	uint64_t prev_tsc = 0, diff_tsc, cur_tsc, timer_tsc = 0;
 	uint64_t timer_period;
@@ -2237,8 +2236,7 @@ flush_fwd_rx_queues(void)
 				do {
 					nb_rx = rte_eth_rx_burst(port_id, rxq,
 						pkts_burst, MAX_PKT_BURST);
-					for (i = 0; i < nb_rx; i++)
-						rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts_burst[i]);
+					rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(pkts_burst, nb_rx);
 
 					cur_tsc = rte_rdtsc();
 					diff_tsc = cur_tsc - prev_tsc;
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/txonly.c b/app/test-pmd/txonly.c
index 021624952d..076cdb86d5 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/txonly.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/txonly.c
@@ -421,9 +421,7 @@ pkt_burst_transmit(struct fwd_stream *fs)
 			       (unsigned) nb_pkt, (unsigned) nb_tx,
 			       (unsigned) (nb_pkt - nb_tx));
 		fs->fwd_dropped += (nb_pkt - nb_tx);
-		do {
-			rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts_burst[nb_tx]);
-		} while (++nb_tx < nb_pkt);
+		rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(&pkts_burst[nb_tx], nb_pkt - nb_tx);
 	}
 
 	get_end_cycles(fs, start_tsc);
