diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
index b21930b..33c5366 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ struct pmd_devargs {
 /*
  * Callback to handle writing packets to a pcap file.
  */
-static uint16_t
+static inline uint16_t
 eth_pcap_tx_dumper(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ struct pmd_devargs {
 /*
  * Callback to handle sending packets through a real NIC.
  */
-static uint16_t
+static inline uint16_t
 eth_pcap_tx(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -343,6 +343,16 @@ struct pmd_devargs {
 	return num_tx;
 }
 
+static uint16_t
+eth_pcap_tx_mux(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs, uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	struct pcap_tx_queue *tx_queue = queue;
+	if (tx_queue->dumper)
+		return eth_pcap_tx_dumper(queue, bufs, nb_pkts);
+	else
+		return eth_pcap_tx(queue, bufs, nb_pkts);
+}
+
 /*
  * pcap_open_live wrapper function
  */
@@ -773,6 +783,31 @@ struct pmd_devargs {
 	return open_iface(key, value, extra_args);
 }
 
+static int
+open_pcap_rx_mux(const char *key, const char *value, void *extra_args)
+{
+	struct pmd_devargs *pcaps = extra_args;
+
+	if (strcmp(key, ETH_PCAP_RX_PCAP_ARG) == 0)
+		return open_rx_pcap(key, value, pcaps);
+	if (strcmp(key, ETH_PCAP_RX_IFACE_ARG) == 0)
+		return open_rx_iface(key, value, pcaps);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+open_pcap_tx_mux(const char *key, const char *value, void *extra_args)
+{
+	struct pmd_devargs *dumpers = extra_args;
+
+	if (strcmp(key, ETH_PCAP_TX_PCAP_ARG) == 0)
+		return open_tx_pcap(key, value, dumpers);
+	if (strcmp(key, ETH_PCAP_TX_IFACE_ARG) == 0)
+		return open_tx_iface(key, value, dumpers);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 static struct rte_vdev_driver pmd_pcap_drv;
 
 static int
@@ -873,8 +908,7 @@ struct pmd_devargs {
 eth_from_pcaps(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
 		struct pmd_devargs *rx_queues, const unsigned int nb_rx_queues,
 		struct pmd_devargs *tx_queues, const unsigned int nb_tx_queues,
-		struct rte_kvargs *kvlist, int single_iface,
-		unsigned int using_dumpers)
+		struct rte_kvargs *kvlist, int single_iface)
 {
 	struct pmd_internals *internals = NULL;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
@@ -891,10 +925,7 @@ struct pmd_devargs {
 
 	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = eth_pcap_rx;
 
-	if (using_dumpers)
-		eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = eth_pcap_tx_dumper;
-	else
-		eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = eth_pcap_tx;
+	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = eth_pcap_tx_mux;
 
 	rte_eth_dev_probing_finish(eth_dev);
 	return 0;
@@ -904,7 +935,6 @@ struct pmd_devargs {
 pmd_pcap_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
 	const char *name;
-	unsigned int is_rx_pcap = 0, is_tx_pcap = 0;
 	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist;
 	struct pmd_devargs pcaps = {0};
 	struct pmd_devargs dumpers = {0};
@@ -958,42 +988,30 @@ struct pmd_devargs {
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * We check whether we want to open a RX stream from a real NIC or a
-	 * pcap file
+	 * Open RX streams for pcap files and real NICs
+	 * Need to be parsed together for the queues to maintain
+	 * the input args order
 	 */
-	is_rx_pcap = rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, ETH_PCAP_RX_PCAP_ARG) ? 1 : 0;
 	pcaps.num_of_queue = 0;
-
-	if (is_rx_pcap)
-		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_PCAP_RX_PCAP_ARG,
-				&open_rx_pcap, &pcaps);
-	else
-		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_PCAP_RX_IFACE_ARG,
-				&open_rx_iface, &pcaps);
-
+	ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, NULL,
+			&open_pcap_rx_mux, &pcaps);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto free_kvlist;
 
 	/*
-	 * We check whether we want to open a TX stream to a real NIC or a
-	 * pcap file
+	 * Open TX streams for pcap files and real NICs
+	 * Need to be parsed together for the queues to maintain
+	 * the input args order
 	 */
-	is_tx_pcap = rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, ETH_PCAP_TX_PCAP_ARG) ? 1 : 0;
 	dumpers.num_of_queue = 0;
-
-	if (is_tx_pcap)
-		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_PCAP_TX_PCAP_ARG,
-				&open_tx_pcap, &dumpers);
-	else
-		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_PCAP_TX_IFACE_ARG,
-				&open_tx_iface, &dumpers);
-
+	ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, NULL,
+			&open_pcap_tx_mux, &dumpers);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto free_kvlist;
 
 create_eth:
 	ret = eth_from_pcaps(dev, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_queue, &dumpers,
-		dumpers.num_of_queue, kvlist, single_iface, is_tx_pcap);
+		dumpers.num_of_queue, kvlist, single_iface);
 
 free_kvlist:
 	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
