diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c
index 6260b4e..b4a6b5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -97,16 +96,18 @@
  *
  * @param rxq_obj
  *   Verbs Rx queue object.
+ * @param type
+ *   Type of change queue state.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-mlx5_ibv_modify_wq(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj, bool is_start)
+mlx5_ibv_modify_wq(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj, uint8_t type)
 {
 	struct ibv_wq_attr mod = {
 		.attr_mask = IBV_WQ_ATTR_STATE,
-		.wq_state = is_start ? IBV_WQS_RDY : IBV_WQS_RESET,
+		.wq_state = (enum ibv_wq_state)type,
 	};
 
 	return mlx5_glue->modify_wq(rxq_obj->wq, &mod);
@@ -418,7 +419,7 @@
 		goto error;
 	}
 	/* Change queue state to ready. */
-	ret = mlx5_ibv_modify_wq(tmpl, true);
+	ret = mlx5_ibv_modify_wq(tmpl, IBV_WQS_RDY);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR,
 			"Port %u Rx queue %u WQ state to IBV_WQS_RDY failed.",
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index fd5dd87..f385b48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -766,6 +766,13 @@ struct mlx5_txq_obj {
 	};
 };
 
+enum mlx5_rxq_modify_type {
+	MLX5_RXQ_MOD_ERR2RST, /* modify state from error to reset. */
+	MLX5_RXQ_MOD_RST2RDY, /* modify state from reset to ready. */
+	MLX5_RXQ_MOD_RDY2ERR, /* modify state from ready to error. */
+	MLX5_RXQ_MOD_RDY2RST, /* modify state from ready to reset. */
+};
+
 enum mlx5_txq_modify_type {
 	MLX5_TXQ_MOD_RDY2RDY, /* modify state from ready to ready. */
 	MLX5_TXQ_MOD_RST2RDY, /* modify state from reset to ready. */
@@ -778,7 +785,7 @@ struct mlx5_obj_ops {
 	int (*rxq_obj_modify_vlan_strip)(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj, int on);
 	int (*rxq_obj_new)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx);
 	int (*rxq_event_get)(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj);
-	int (*rxq_obj_modify)(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj, bool is_start);
+	int (*rxq_obj_modify)(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj, uint8_t type);
 	void (*rxq_obj_release)(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj);
 	int (*ind_table_new)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const unsigned int log_n,
 			     struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *ind_tbl);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c
index 430ad08..a7c941c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c
@@ -52,22 +52,37 @@
  *
  * @param rxq_obj
  *   DevX Rx queue object.
+ * @param type
+ *   Type of change queue state.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-mlx5_devx_modify_rq(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj, bool is_start)
+mlx5_devx_modify_rq(struct mlx5_rxq_obj *rxq_obj, uint8_t type)
 {
 	struct mlx5_devx_modify_rq_attr rq_attr;
 
 	memset(&rq_attr, 0, sizeof(rq_attr));
-	if (is_start) {
+	switch (type) {
+	case MLX5_RXQ_MOD_ERR2RST:
+		rq_attr.rq_state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_ERR;
+		rq_attr.state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RST;
+		break;
+	case MLX5_RXQ_MOD_RST2RDY:
 		rq_attr.rq_state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RST;
 		rq_attr.state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RDY;
-	} else {
+		break;
+	case MLX5_RXQ_MOD_RDY2ERR:
+		rq_attr.rq_state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RDY;
+		rq_attr.state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_ERR;
+		break;
+	case MLX5_RXQ_MOD_RDY2RST:
 		rq_attr.rq_state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RDY;
 		rq_attr.state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RST;
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
 	}
 	return mlx5_devx_cmd_modify_rq(rxq_obj->rq, &rq_attr);
 }
@@ -194,7 +209,7 @@
 	MLX5_ASSERT(rxq_obj);
 	MLX5_ASSERT(rxq_obj->rq);
 	if (rxq_obj->type == MLX5_RXQ_OBJ_TYPE_DEVX_HAIRPIN) {
-		mlx5_devx_modify_rq(rxq_obj, false);
+		mlx5_devx_modify_rq(rxq_obj, MLX5_RXQ_MOD_RDY2RST);
 		claim_zero(mlx5_devx_cmd_destroy(rxq_obj->rq));
 	} else {
 		MLX5_ASSERT(rxq_obj->devx_cq);
@@ -628,7 +643,7 @@
 		goto error;
 	}
 	/* Change queue state to ready. */
-	ret = mlx5_devx_modify_rq(tmpl, true);
+	ret = mlx5_devx_modify_rq(tmpl, MLX5_RXQ_MOD_RST2RDY);
 	if (ret)
 		goto error;
 	rxq_data->cq_arm_sn = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index c059e21..f1d8373 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	MLX5_ASSERT(rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY);
-	ret = priv->obj_ops.rxq_obj_modify(rxq_ctrl->obj, false);
+	ret = priv->obj_ops.rxq_obj_modify(rxq_ctrl->obj, MLX5_RXQ_MOD_RDY2RST);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Cannot change Rx WQ state to RESET:  %s",
 			strerror(errno));
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@
 	/* Reset RQ consumer before moving queue ro READY state. */
 	*rxq->rq_db = rte_cpu_to_be_32(0);
 	rte_io_wmb();
-	ret = priv->obj_ops.rxq_obj_modify(rxq_ctrl->obj, true);
+	ret = priv->obj_ops.rxq_obj_modify(rxq_ctrl->obj, MLX5_RXQ_MOD_RST2RDY);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Cannot change Rx WQ state to READY:  %s",
 			strerror(errno));
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
index af4b4ba..dc22479 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 
-#include <mlx5_glue.h>
-#include <mlx5_devx_cmds.h>
 #include <mlx5_prm.h>
 #include <mlx5_common.h>
 
@@ -901,30 +899,7 @@ enum mlx5_txcmp_code {
 		struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl =
 			container_of(rxq, struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
 
-		if (rxq_ctrl->obj->type == MLX5_RXQ_OBJ_TYPE_IBV) {
-			struct ibv_wq_attr mod = {
-				.attr_mask = IBV_WQ_ATTR_STATE,
-				.wq_state = sm->state,
-			};
-
-			ret = mlx5_glue->modify_wq(rxq_ctrl->obj->wq, &mod);
-		} else { /* rxq_ctrl->obj->type == MLX5_RXQ_OBJ_TYPE_DEVX_RQ. */
-			struct mlx5_devx_modify_rq_attr rq_attr;
-
-			memset(&rq_attr, 0, sizeof(rq_attr));
-			if (sm->state == IBV_WQS_RESET) {
-				rq_attr.rq_state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_ERR;
-				rq_attr.state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RST;
-			} else if (sm->state == IBV_WQS_RDY) {
-				rq_attr.rq_state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RST;
-				rq_attr.state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RDY;
-			} else if (sm->state == IBV_WQS_ERR) {
-				rq_attr.rq_state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_RDY;
-				rq_attr.state = MLX5_RQC_STATE_ERR;
-			}
-			ret = mlx5_devx_cmd_modify_rq(rxq_ctrl->obj->rq,
-						      &rq_attr);
-		}
+		ret = priv->obj_ops.rxq_obj_modify(rxq_ctrl->obj, sm->state);
 		if (ret) {
 			DRV_LOG(ERR, "Cannot change Rx WQ state to %u  - %s",
 					sm->state, strerror(errno));
