diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index cead5f0884..1c68e5a283 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@ virtio_init_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx)
 
 		vq->sw_ring = sw_ring;
 		rxvq = &vq->rxq;
-		rxvq->port_id = dev->data->port_id;
 		rxvq->mz = mz;
 		rxvq->fake_mbuf = fake_mbuf;
 	} else if (queue_type == VTNET_TQ) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
index bd95e8ceb5..45c04aa3f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ virtio_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		rxm->port = rxvq->port_id;
+		rxm->port = hw->port_id;
 		rxm->data_off = RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
 		rxm->ol_flags = 0;
 		rxm->vlan_tci = 0;
@@ -1066,8 +1066,7 @@ virtio_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 			}
 			nb_enqueued += free_cnt;
 		} else {
-			struct rte_eth_dev *dev =
-				&rte_eth_devices[rxvq->port_id];
+			struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[hw->port_id];
 			dev->data->rx_mbuf_alloc_failed += free_cnt;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1127,7 +1126,7 @@ virtio_recv_pkts_packed(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		rxm->port = rxvq->port_id;
+		rxm->port = hw->port_id;
 		rxm->data_off = RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
 		rxm->ol_flags = 0;
 		rxm->vlan_tci = 0;
@@ -1169,8 +1168,7 @@ virtio_recv_pkts_packed(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 			}
 			nb_enqueued += free_cnt;
 		} else {
-			struct rte_eth_dev *dev =
-				&rte_eth_devices[rxvq->port_id];
+			struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[hw->port_id];
 			dev->data->rx_mbuf_alloc_failed += free_cnt;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1258,7 +1256,7 @@ virtio_recv_pkts_inorder(void *rx_queue,
 		rxm->pkt_len = (uint32_t)(len[i] - hdr_size);
 		rxm->data_len = (uint16_t)(len[i] - hdr_size);
 
-		rxm->port = rxvq->port_id;
+		rxm->port = hw->port_id;
 
 		rx_pkts[nb_rx] = rxm;
 		prev = rxm;
@@ -1352,8 +1350,7 @@ virtio_recv_pkts_inorder(void *rx_queue,
 			}
 			nb_enqueued += free_cnt;
 		} else {
-			struct rte_eth_dev *dev =
-				&rte_eth_devices[rxvq->port_id];
+			struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[hw->port_id];
 			dev->data->rx_mbuf_alloc_failed += free_cnt;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1437,7 +1434,7 @@ virtio_recv_mergeable_pkts(void *rx_queue,
 		rxm->pkt_len = (uint32_t)(len[i] - hdr_size);
 		rxm->data_len = (uint16_t)(len[i] - hdr_size);
 
-		rxm->port = rxvq->port_id;
+		rxm->port = hw->port_id;
 
 		rx_pkts[nb_rx] = rxm;
 		prev = rxm;
@@ -1530,8 +1527,7 @@ virtio_recv_mergeable_pkts(void *rx_queue,
 			}
 			nb_enqueued += free_cnt;
 		} else {
-			struct rte_eth_dev *dev =
-				&rte_eth_devices[rxvq->port_id];
+			struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[hw->port_id];
 			dev->data->rx_mbuf_alloc_failed += free_cnt;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1610,7 +1606,7 @@ virtio_recv_mergeable_pkts_packed(void *rx_queue,
 		rxm->pkt_len = (uint32_t)(len[i] - hdr_size);
 		rxm->data_len = (uint16_t)(len[i] - hdr_size);
 
-		rxm->port = rxvq->port_id;
+		rxm->port = hw->port_id;
 		rx_pkts[nb_rx] = rxm;
 		prev = rxm;
 
@@ -1699,8 +1695,7 @@ virtio_recv_mergeable_pkts_packed(void *rx_queue,
 			}
 			nb_enqueued += free_cnt;
 		} else {
-			struct rte_eth_dev *dev =
-				&rte_eth_devices[rxvq->port_id];
+			struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[hw->port_id];
 			dev->data->rx_mbuf_alloc_failed += free_cnt;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.h
index 226c722d64..97de9eb0a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ struct virtnet_rx {
 	struct rte_mempool *mpool; /**< mempool for mbuf allocation */
 
 	uint16_t queue_id;   /**< DPDK queue index. */
-	uint16_t port_id;     /**< Device port identifier. */
 
 	/* Statistics */
 	struct virtnet_stats stats;
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_packed.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_packed.c
index 45cf39df22..5f7d4903bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_packed.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_packed.c
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ virtio_recv_pkts_packed_vec(void *rx_queue,
 					free_cnt);
 			nb_enqueued += free_cnt;
 		} else {
-			struct rte_eth_dev *dev =
-				&rte_eth_devices[rxvq->port_id];
+			struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[hw->port_id];
 			dev->data->rx_mbuf_alloc_failed += free_cnt;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c
index f248869a8f..438256970d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@
 int __rte_cold
 virtio_rxq_vec_setup(struct virtnet_rx *rxq)
 {
+	struct virtqueue *vq = virtnet_rxq_to_vq(rxq);
 	uintptr_t p;
 	struct rte_mbuf mb_def = { .buf_addr = 0 }; /* zeroed mbuf */
 
 	mb_def.nb_segs = 1;
 	mb_def.data_off = RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
-	mb_def.port = rxq->port_id;
+	mb_def.port = vq->hw->port_id;
 	rte_mbuf_refcnt_set(&mb_def, 1);
 
 	/* prevent compiler reordering: rearm_data covers previous fields */
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.h
index d8f96e0434..8e235f4dbc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.h
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ virtio_rxq_rearm_vec(struct virtnet_rx *rxvq)
 	ret = rte_mempool_get_bulk(rxvq->mpool, (void **)sw_ring,
 		RTE_VIRTIO_VPMD_RX_REARM_THRESH);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		rte_eth_devices[rxvq->port_id].data->rx_mbuf_alloc_failed +=
-			RTE_VIRTIO_VPMD_RX_REARM_THRESH;
+		struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[vq->hw->port_id];
+
+		dev->data->rx_mbuf_alloc_failed += RTE_VIRTIO_VPMD_RX_REARM_THRESH;
 		return;
 	}
 
