diff --git a/examples/multi_process/l2fwd_fork/main.c b/examples/multi_process/l2fwd_fork/main.c
index deace2739..06c566d65 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/l2fwd_fork/main.c
+++ b/examples/multi_process/l2fwd_fork/main.c
@@ -156,11 +156,8 @@ struct cpu_aff_arg{
 static const struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 	.rxmode = {
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.header_split   = 0, /**< Header Split disabled */
-		.hw_ip_checksum = 0, /**< IP checksum offload disabled */
-		.hw_vlan_filter = 0, /**< VLAN filtering disabled */
-		.jumbo_frame    = 0, /**< Jumbo Frame Support disabled */
-		.hw_strip_crc   = 1, /**< CRC stripped by hardware */
+		.ignore_offload_bitfield = 1,
+		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
@@ -1064,6 +1061,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	/* Initialise each port */
 	for (portid = 0; portid < nb_ports; portid++) {
+		struct rte_eth_rxconf rxq_conf;
+		struct rte_eth_txconf txq_conf;
+
 		/* skip ports that are not enabled */
 		if ((l2fwd_enabled_port_mask & (1 << portid)) == 0) {
 			printf("Skipping disabled port %u\n", (unsigned) portid);
@@ -1073,6 +1073,23 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		/* init port */
 		printf("Initializing port %u... ", (unsigned) portid);
 		fflush(stdout);
+		rte_eth_dev_info_get(portid, &dev_info);
+		if ((dev_info.rx_offload_capa & port_conf.rxmode.offloads) !=
+		     port_conf.rxmode.offloads) {
+			printf("Some Rx offloads are not supported "
+			       "by port %d: requested 0x%lx supported 0x%lx\n",
+			       port, port_conf.rxmode.offloads,
+			       dev_info.rx_offload_capa);
+			port_conf.rxmode.offloads &= dev_info.rx_offload_capa;
+		}
+		if ((dev_info.tx_offload_capa & port_conf.txmode.offloads) !=
+		     port_conf.txmode.offloads) {
+			printf("Some Tx offloads are not supported "
+			       "by port %d: requested 0x%lx supported 0x%lx\n",
+			       port, port_conf.txmode.offloads,
+			       dev_info.tx_offload_capa);
+			port_conf.txmode.offloads &= dev_info.tx_offload_capa;
+		}
 		ret = rte_eth_dev_configure(portid, 1, 1, &port_conf);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot configure device: err=%d, port=%u\n",
@@ -1089,9 +1106,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		/* init one RX queue */
 		fflush(stdout);
+		rxq_conf = dev_info.default_rxconf;
+		rxq_conf.offloads = port_conf.rxmode.offloads;
 		ret = rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(portid, 0, nb_rxd,
 					     rte_eth_dev_socket_id(portid),
-					     NULL,
+					     &rxq_conf,
 					     l2fwd_pktmbuf_pool[portid]);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "rte_eth_rx_queue_setup:err=%d, port=%u\n",
@@ -1099,9 +1118,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		/* init one TX queue on each port */
 		fflush(stdout);
+		txq_conf = dev_info.default_txconf;
+		txq_conf.txq_flags = ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_IGNORE;
+		txq_conf.tx_offloads = port_conf.txmode.offloads;
 		ret = rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(portid, 0, nb_txd,
 				rte_eth_dev_socket_id(portid),
-				NULL);
+				&txq_conf);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "rte_eth_tx_queue_setup:err=%d, port=%u\n",
 				ret, (unsigned) portid);
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c b/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c
index 6fb285c74..e722173a5 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c
+++ b/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c
@@ -207,11 +207,9 @@ smp_port_init(uint16_t port, struct rte_mempool *mbuf_pool,
 			.rxmode = {
 				.mq_mode	= ETH_MQ_RX_RSS,
 				.split_hdr_size = 0,
-				.header_split   = 0, /**< Header Split disabled */
-				.hw_ip_checksum = 1, /**< IP checksum offload enabled */
-				.hw_vlan_filter = 0, /**< VLAN filtering disabled */
-				.jumbo_frame    = 0, /**< Jumbo Frame Support disabled */
-				.hw_strip_crc   = 1, /**< CRC stripped by hardware */
+				.ignore_offload_bitfield = 1,
+				.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM |
+					     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP),
 			},
 			.rx_adv_conf = {
 				.rss_conf = {
@@ -225,6 +223,8 @@ smp_port_init(uint16_t port, struct rte_mempool *mbuf_pool,
 	};
 	const uint16_t rx_rings = num_queues, tx_rings = num_queues;
 	struct rte_eth_dev_info info;
+	struct rte_eth_rxconf rxq_conf;
+	struct rte_eth_txconf txq_conf;
 	int retval;
 	uint16_t q;
 	uint16_t nb_rxd = RX_RING_SIZE;
@@ -242,6 +242,22 @@ smp_port_init(uint16_t port, struct rte_mempool *mbuf_pool,
 	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port, &info);
 	info.default_rxconf.rx_drop_en = 1;
 
+	if ((info.rx_offload_capa & port_conf.rxmode.offloads) !=
+	     port_conf.rxmode.offloads) {
+		printf("Some Rx offloads are not supported "
+		       "by port %d: requested 0x%lx supported 0x%lx\n",
+		       port, port_conf.rxmode.offloads,
+		       info.rx_offload_capa);
+		port_conf.rxmode.offloads &= info.rx_offload_capa;
+	}
+	if ((info.tx_offload_capa & port_conf.txmode.offloads) !=
+			port_conf.txmode.offloads) {
+		printf("Some Tx offloads are not supported "
+		       "by port %d: requested 0x%lx supported 0x%lx\n",
+		       port, port_conf.txmode.offloads,
+		       info.tx_offload_capa);
+		port_conf.txmode.offloads &= info.tx_offload_capa;
+	}
 	retval = rte_eth_dev_configure(port, rx_rings, tx_rings, &port_conf);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		return retval;
@@ -250,19 +266,24 @@ smp_port_init(uint16_t port, struct rte_mempool *mbuf_pool,
 	if (retval < 0)
 		return retval;
 
+	rxq_conf = info.default_rxconf;
+	rxq_conf.offloads = port_conf.rxmode.offloads;
 	for (q = 0; q < rx_rings; q ++) {
 		retval = rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(port, q, nb_rxd,
 				rte_eth_dev_socket_id(port),
-				&info.default_rxconf,
+				&rxq_conf,
 				mbuf_pool);
 		if (retval < 0)
 			return retval;
 	}
 
+	txq_conf = info.default_txconf;
+	txq_conf.txq_flags = ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_IGNORE;
+	txq_conf.offloads = port_conf.txmode.offloads;
 	for (q = 0; q < tx_rings; q ++) {
 		retval = rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(port, q, nb_txd,
 				rte_eth_dev_socket_id(port),
-				NULL);
+				&txq_conf);
 		if (retval < 0)
 			return retval;
 	}
