diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 684a603..2dee07c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ struct mlx5_xstats_ctrl {
 };
 
 struct priv {
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev; /* Ethernet device. */
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev; /* Ethernet device of master process. */
 	struct ibv_context *ctx; /* Verbs context. */
 	struct ibv_device_attr_ex device_attr; /* Device properties. */
 	struct ibv_pd *pd; /* Protection Domain. */
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ int mlx5_ibv_device_to_pci_addr(const struct ibv_device *,
 int mlx5_set_link_down(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_set_link_up(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 struct priv *mlx5_secondary_data_setup(struct priv *priv);
-void priv_select_tx_function(struct priv *);
-void priv_select_rx_function(struct priv *);
+void mlx5_dev_select_tx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+void mlx5_dev_select_rx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 /* mlx5_mac.c */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
index f5167e0..fce7dd5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ struct priv *
 	 * burst function again.
 	 */
 	if (!ret)
-		priv_select_rx_function(priv);
+		mlx5_dev_select_rx_function(dev);
 out:
 	priv_unlock(priv);
 	assert(ret >= 0);
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ struct priv *
 /**
  * Change the link state (UP / DOWN).
  *
- * @param priv
+ * @param dev
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
  * @param up
  *   Nonzero for link up, otherwise link down.
@@ -1356,17 +1356,17 @@ struct priv *
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 static int
-priv_set_link(struct priv *priv, int up)
+mlx5_dev_set_link(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int up)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = priv->dev;
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	int err;
 
 	if (up) {
 		err = priv_set_flags(priv, ~IFF_UP, IFF_UP);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
-		priv_select_tx_function(priv);
-		priv_select_rx_function(priv);
+		mlx5_dev_select_tx_function(dev);
+		mlx5_dev_select_rx_function(dev);
 	} else {
 		err = priv_set_flags(priv, ~IFF_UP, ~IFF_UP);
 		if (err)
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ struct priv *
 	int err;
 
 	priv_lock(priv);
-	err = priv_set_link(priv, 0);
+	err = mlx5_dev_set_link(dev, 0);
 	priv_unlock(priv);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ struct priv *
 	int err;
 
 	priv_lock(priv);
-	err = priv_set_link(priv, 1);
+	err = mlx5_dev_set_link(dev, 1);
 	priv_unlock(priv);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1560,8 +1560,8 @@ struct priv *
 	rte_mb();
 	priv->dev->data = &sd->data;
 	rte_mb();
-	priv_select_tx_function(priv);
-	priv_select_rx_function(priv);
+	mlx5_dev_select_tx_function(priv->dev);
+	mlx5_dev_select_rx_function(priv->dev);
 	priv_unlock(priv);
 end:
 	/* More sanity checks. */
@@ -1579,30 +1579,32 @@ struct priv *
 /**
  * Configure the TX function to use.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to device structure.
  */
 void
-priv_select_tx_function(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_dev_select_tx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	priv->dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst;
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+
+	dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst;
 	/* Select appropriate TX function. */
 	if (priv->mps == MLX5_MPW_ENHANCED) {
 		if (priv_check_vec_tx_support(priv) > 0) {
 			if (priv_check_raw_vec_tx_support(priv) > 0)
-				priv->dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_raw_vec;
+				dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_raw_vec;
 			else
-				priv->dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_vec;
+				dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_vec;
 			DEBUG("selected Enhanced MPW TX vectorized function");
 		} else {
-			priv->dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_empw;
+			dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_empw;
 			DEBUG("selected Enhanced MPW TX function");
 		}
 	} else if (priv->mps && priv->txq_inline) {
-		priv->dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_mpw_inline;
+		dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_mpw_inline;
 		DEBUG("selected MPW inline TX function");
 	} else if (priv->mps) {
-		priv->dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_mpw;
+		dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_mpw;
 		DEBUG("selected MPW TX function");
 	}
 }
@@ -1610,17 +1612,19 @@ struct priv *
 /**
  * Configure the RX function to use.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to device structure.
  */
 void
-priv_select_rx_function(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_dev_select_rx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+
 	if (priv_check_vec_rx_support(priv) > 0) {
 		priv_prep_vec_rx_function(priv);
-		priv->dev->rx_pkt_burst = mlx5_rx_burst_vec;
+		dev->rx_pkt_burst = mlx5_rx_burst_vec;
 		DEBUG("selected RX vectorized function");
 	} else {
-		priv->dev->rx_pkt_burst = mlx5_rx_burst;
+		dev->rx_pkt_burst = mlx5_rx_burst;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_fdir.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_fdir.c
index 6acc053..0f3b70a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_fdir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_fdir.c
@@ -1075,6 +1075,9 @@ struct mlx5_fdir_filter {
 	int ret = EINVAL;
 	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
+	if (mlx5_is_secondary())
+		return -E_RTE_SECONDARY;
+
 	switch (filter_type) {
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_GENERIC:
 		if (filter_op != RTE_ETH_FILTER_GET)
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c
index a2dd7d1..7fd1ac1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@
 	int ret;
 	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
+	if (mlx5_is_secondary())
+		return -E_RTE_SECONDARY;
+
 	mlx5_dev_stop(dev);
 	priv_lock(priv);
 	ret = priv_dev_rss_reta_update(priv, reta_conf, reta_size);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index da9f2f7..18e711e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -1376,6 +1376,8 @@
 	unsigned int count = 0;
 	struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle = priv->dev->intr_handle;
 
+	assert(!mlx5_is_secondary());
+
 	if (!priv->dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.rxq)
 		return 0;
 	priv_rx_intr_vec_disable(priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
index 595a9e0..5e7f979 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 	/* Update Rx/Tx callback. */
-	priv_select_tx_function(priv);
-	priv_select_rx_function(priv);
+	mlx5_dev_select_tx_function(dev);
+	mlx5_dev_select_rx_function(dev);
 	DEBUG("%p: allocating and configuring hash RX queues", (void *)dev);
 	err = priv_create_hash_rxqs(priv);
 	if (!err)
