diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c
index 6eef85e..be810b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c
@@ -441,67 +441,49 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * Create an indirection table.
+ * Creates a receive work queue as a filed of indirection table.
  *
  * @param dev
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
- * @param queues
- *   Queues entering in the indirection table.
- * @param queues_n
- *   Number of queues in the array.
+ * @param log_n
+ *   Log of number of queues in the array.
+ * @param ind_tbl
+ *   Verbs indirection table object.
  *
  * @return
- *   The Verbs object initialized, NULL otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *
-mlx5_ibv_ind_table_obj_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint16_t *queues,
-			   uint32_t queues_n)
+static int
+mlx5_ibv_ind_table_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const unsigned int log_n,
+		       struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *ind_tbl)
 {
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *ind_tbl;
-	const unsigned int wq_n = rte_is_power_of_2(queues_n) ?
-				  log2above(queues_n) :
-				  log2above(priv->config.ind_table_max_size);
-	struct ibv_wq *wq[1 << wq_n];
-	unsigned int i = 0, j = 0, k = 0;
+	struct ibv_wq *wq[1 << log_n];
+	unsigned int i, j;
 
-	ind_tbl = mlx5_malloc(MLX5_MEM_ZERO, sizeof(*ind_tbl) +
-			      queues_n * sizeof(uint16_t), 0, SOCKET_ID_ANY);
-	if (!ind_tbl) {
-		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	for (i = 0; i != queues_n; ++i) {
-		struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq = mlx5_rxq_get(dev, queues[i]);
-		if (!rxq)
-			goto error;
-		wq[i] = rxq->obj->wq;
-		ind_tbl->queues[i] = queues[i];
+	MLX5_ASSERT(ind_tbl);
+	for (i = 0; i != ind_tbl->queues_n; ++i) {
+		struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq = (*priv->rxqs)[ind_tbl->queues[i]];
+		struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl =
+				container_of(rxq, struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
+
+		wq[i] = rxq_ctrl->obj->wq;
 	}
-	ind_tbl->queues_n = queues_n;
+	MLX5_ASSERT(i > 0);
 	/* Finalise indirection table. */
-	k = i; /* Retain value of i for use in error case. */
-	for (j = 0; k != (unsigned int)(1 << wq_n); ++k, ++j)
-		wq[k] = wq[j];
+	for (j = 0; i != (unsigned int)(1 << log_n); ++j, ++i)
+		wq[i] = wq[j];
 	ind_tbl->ind_table = mlx5_glue->create_rwq_ind_table(priv->sh->ctx,
 					&(struct ibv_rwq_ind_table_init_attr){
-						.log_ind_tbl_size = wq_n,
+						.log_ind_tbl_size = log_n,
 						.ind_tbl = wq,
 						.comp_mask = 0,
 					});
 	if (!ind_tbl->ind_table) {
 		rte_errno = errno;
-		goto error;
+		return -rte_errno;
 	}
-	rte_atomic32_inc(&ind_tbl->refcnt);
-	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->ind_tbls, ind_tbl, next);
-	return ind_tbl;
-error:
-	for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
-		mlx5_rxq_release(dev, ind_tbl->queues[j]);
-	mlx5_free(ind_tbl);
-	DEBUG("Port %u cannot create indirection table.", dev->data->port_id);
-	return NULL;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -511,7 +493,7 @@
  *   Indirection table to release.
  */
 static void
-mlx5_ibv_ind_table_obj_destroy(struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *ind_tbl)
+mlx5_ibv_ind_table_destroy(struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *ind_tbl)
 {
 	claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_rwq_ind_table(ind_tbl->ind_table));
 }
@@ -555,8 +537,7 @@
 	queues_n = hash_fields ? queues_n : 1;
 	ind_tbl = mlx5_ind_table_obj_get(dev, queues, queues_n);
 	if (!ind_tbl)
-		ind_tbl = priv->obj_ops->ind_table_obj_new(dev, queues,
-							   queues_n);
+		ind_tbl = mlx5_ind_table_obj_new(dev, queues, queues_n);
 	if (!ind_tbl) {
 		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
 		return 0;
@@ -672,8 +653,8 @@ struct mlx5_obj_ops ibv_obj_ops = {
 	.rxq_event_get = mlx5_rx_ibv_get_event,
 	.rxq_obj_modify = mlx5_ibv_modify_wq,
 	.rxq_obj_release = mlx5_rxq_ibv_obj_release,
-	.ind_table_obj_new = mlx5_ibv_ind_table_obj_new,
-	.ind_table_obj_destroy = mlx5_ibv_ind_table_obj_destroy,
+	.ind_table_new = mlx5_ibv_ind_table_new,
+	.ind_table_destroy = mlx5_ibv_ind_table_destroy,
 	.hrxq_new = mlx5_ibv_hrxq_new,
 	.hrxq_destroy = mlx5_ibv_qp_destroy,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 9594856..12017e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -742,10 +742,9 @@ struct mlx5_obj_ops {
 	int (*rxq_event_get)(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj);
 	int (*rxq_obj_modify)(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj, bool is_start);
 	void (*rxq_obj_release)(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj);
-	struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *(*ind_table_obj_new)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-							const uint16_t *queues,
-							uint32_t queues_n);
-	void (*ind_table_obj_destroy)(struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *ind_tbl);
+	int (*ind_table_new)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const unsigned int log_n,
+			     struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *ind_tbl);
+	void (*ind_table_destroy)(struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *ind_tbl);
 	uint32_t (*hrxq_new)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint8_t *rss_key,
 			     uint32_t rss_key_len, uint64_t hash_fields,
 			     const uint16_t *queues, uint32_t queues_n,
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c
index 5fa41f1..ebc3929 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c
@@ -609,76 +609,57 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * Create an indirection table.
+ * Create RQT using DevX API as a filed of indirection table.
  *
  * @param dev
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
- * @param queues
- *   Queues entering in the indirection table.
- * @param queues_n
- *   Number of queues in the array.
+ * @param log_n
+ *   Log of number of queues in the array.
+ * @param ind_tbl
+ *   DevX indirection table object.
  *
  * @return
- *   The DevX object initialized, NULL otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *
-mlx5_devx_ind_table_obj_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint16_t *queues,
-			    uint32_t queues_n)
+static int
+mlx5_devx_ind_table_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const unsigned int log_n,
+			struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *ind_tbl)
 {
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *ind_tbl;
 	struct mlx5_devx_rqt_attr *rqt_attr = NULL;
-	const unsigned int rqt_n = 1 << (rte_is_power_of_2(queues_n) ?
-				   log2above(queues_n) :
-				   log2above(priv->config.ind_table_max_size));
-	unsigned int i = 0, j = 0, k = 0;
+	const unsigned int rqt_n = 1 << log_n;
+	unsigned int i, j;
 
-	ind_tbl = mlx5_malloc(MLX5_MEM_ZERO, sizeof(*ind_tbl) +
-			      queues_n * sizeof(uint16_t), 0, SOCKET_ID_ANY);
-	if (!ind_tbl) {
-		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	MLX5_ASSERT(ind_tbl);
 	rqt_attr = mlx5_malloc(MLX5_MEM_ZERO, sizeof(*rqt_attr) +
 			      rqt_n * sizeof(uint32_t), 0, SOCKET_ID_ANY);
 	if (!rqt_attr) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Port %u cannot allocate RQT resources.",
 			dev->data->port_id);
 		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
-		goto error;
+		return -rte_errno;
 	}
 	rqt_attr->rqt_max_size = priv->config.ind_table_max_size;
 	rqt_attr->rqt_actual_size = rqt_n;
-	for (i = 0; i != queues_n; ++i) {
-		struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq = mlx5_rxq_get(dev, queues[i]);
-		if (!rxq) {
-			mlx5_free(rqt_attr);
-			goto error;
-		}
-		rqt_attr->rq_list[i] = rxq->obj->rq->id;
-		ind_tbl->queues[i] = queues[i];
+	for (i = 0; i != ind_tbl->queues_n; ++i) {
+		struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq = (*priv->rxqs)[ind_tbl->queues[i]];
+		struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl =
+				container_of(rxq, struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
+
+		rqt_attr->rq_list[i] = rxq_ctrl->obj->rq->id;
 	}
-	k = i; /* Retain value of i for use in error case. */
-	for (j = 0; k != rqt_n; ++k, ++j)
-		rqt_attr->rq_list[k] = rqt_attr->rq_list[j];
+	MLX5_ASSERT(i > 0);
+	for (j = 0; i != rqt_n; ++j, ++i)
+		rqt_attr->rq_list[i] = rqt_attr->rq_list[j];
 	ind_tbl->rqt = mlx5_devx_cmd_create_rqt(priv->sh->ctx, rqt_attr);
 	mlx5_free(rqt_attr);
 	if (!ind_tbl->rqt) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Port %u cannot create DevX RQT.",
 			dev->data->port_id);
 		rte_errno = errno;
-		goto error;
+		return -rte_errno;
 	}
-	ind_tbl->queues_n = queues_n;
-	rte_atomic32_inc(&ind_tbl->refcnt);
-	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->ind_tbls, ind_tbl, next);
-	return ind_tbl;
-error:
-	for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
-		mlx5_rxq_release(dev, ind_tbl->queues[j]);
-	mlx5_free(ind_tbl);
-	DEBUG("Port %u cannot create indirection table.", dev->data->port_id);
-	return NULL;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -688,7 +669,7 @@
  *   Indirection table to release.
  */
 static void
-mlx5_devx_ind_table_obj_destroy(struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *ind_tbl)
+mlx5_devx_ind_table_destroy(struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *ind_tbl)
 {
 	claim_zero(mlx5_devx_cmd_destroy(ind_tbl->rqt));
 }
@@ -738,8 +719,7 @@
 	queues_n = hash_fields ? queues_n : 1;
 	ind_tbl = mlx5_ind_table_obj_get(dev, queues, queues_n);
 	if (!ind_tbl)
-		ind_tbl = priv->obj_ops->ind_table_obj_new(dev, queues,
-							   queues_n);
+		ind_tbl = mlx5_ind_table_obj_new(dev, queues, queues_n);
 	if (!ind_tbl) {
 		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
 		return 0;
@@ -852,8 +832,8 @@ struct mlx5_obj_ops devx_obj_ops = {
 	.rxq_event_get = mlx5_rx_devx_get_event,
 	.rxq_obj_modify = mlx5_devx_modify_rq,
 	.rxq_obj_release = mlx5_rxq_devx_obj_release,
-	.ind_table_obj_new = mlx5_devx_ind_table_obj_new,
-	.ind_table_obj_destroy = mlx5_devx_ind_table_obj_destroy,
+	.ind_table_new = mlx5_devx_ind_table_new,
+	.ind_table_destroy = mlx5_devx_ind_table_destroy,
 	.hrxq_new = mlx5_devx_hrxq_new,
 	.hrxq_destroy = mlx5_devx_tir_destroy,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index d84dfe1..c353139 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	if (rte_atomic32_dec_and_test(&ind_tbl->refcnt))
-		priv->obj_ops->ind_table_obj_destroy(ind_tbl);
+		priv->obj_ops->ind_table_destroy(ind_tbl);
 	for (i = 0; i != ind_tbl->queues_n; ++i)
 		claim_nonzero(mlx5_rxq_release(dev, ind_tbl->queues[i]));
 	if (!rte_atomic32_read(&ind_tbl->refcnt)) {
@@ -1799,6 +1799,60 @@ struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *
 }
 
 /**
+ * Create an indirection table.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @param queues
+ *   Queues entering in the indirection table.
+ * @param queues_n
+ *   Number of queues in the array.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   The Verbs/DevX object initialized, NULL otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *
+mlx5_ind_table_obj_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint16_t *queues,
+		       uint32_t queues_n)
+{
+	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *ind_tbl;
+	const unsigned int n = rte_is_power_of_2(queues_n) ?
+			       log2above(queues_n) :
+			       log2above(priv->config.ind_table_max_size);
+	unsigned int i, j;
+	int ret;
+
+	ind_tbl = mlx5_malloc(MLX5_MEM_ZERO, sizeof(*ind_tbl) +
+			      queues_n * sizeof(uint16_t), 0, SOCKET_ID_ANY);
+	if (!ind_tbl) {
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	ind_tbl->queues_n = queues_n;
+	for (i = 0; i != queues_n; ++i) {
+		struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq = mlx5_rxq_get(dev, queues[i]);
+		if (!rxq)
+			goto error;
+		ind_tbl->queues[i] = queues[i];
+	}
+	ret = priv->obj_ops->ind_table_new(dev, n, ind_tbl);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto error;
+	rte_atomic32_inc(&ind_tbl->refcnt);
+	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->ind_tbls, ind_tbl, next);
+	return ind_tbl;
+error:
+	ret = rte_errno;
+	for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
+		mlx5_rxq_release(dev, ind_tbl->queues[j]);
+	rte_errno = ret;
+	mlx5_free(ind_tbl);
+	DEBUG("Port %u cannot create indirection table.", dev->data->port_id);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
  * Get an Rx Hash queue.
  *
  * @param dev
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
index 14a3535..237344f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@ struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *mlx5_rxq_hairpin_new
 int mlx5_rxq_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int rxq_alloc_elts(struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl);
 int mlx5_ind_table_obj_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *mlx5_ind_table_obj_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+						  const uint16_t *queues,
+						  uint32_t queues_n);
 struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *mlx5_ind_table_obj_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 						  const uint16_t *queues,
 						  uint32_t queues_n);
