diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
index 09b7c3850..0c44df767 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
@@ -2022,14 +2022,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		fflush(stdout);
 		/* init RX queues */
 		for (queue = 0; queue < qconf->n_rx_queue; ++queue) {
-			struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
-			struct rte_eth_conf *conf;
 			struct rte_eth_rxconf rxq_conf;
 
 			portid = qconf->rx_queue_list[queue].port_id;
 			queueid = qconf->rx_queue_list[queue].queue_id;
-			dev = &rte_eth_devices[portid];
-			conf = &dev->data->dev_conf;
 
 			if (numa_on)
 				socketid = (uint8_t)
@@ -2042,7 +2038,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 			rte_eth_dev_info_get(portid, &dev_info);
 			rxq_conf = dev_info.default_rxconf;
-			rxq_conf.offloads = conf->rxmode.offloads;
+			rxq_conf.offloads = port_conf.rxmode.offloads;
 			ret = rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(portid, queueid, nb_rxd,
 					socketid, &rxq_conf,
 					pktmbuf_pool[socketid]);
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
index 99c1208ce..7ac4cbe87 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
@@ -2378,13 +2378,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		/* init RX queues */
 		for(queue = 0; queue < qconf->n_rx_queue; ++queue) {
 			struct rte_eth_rxconf rxq_conf;
-			struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
-			struct rte_eth_conf *conf;
 
 			portid = qconf->rx_queue_list[queue].port_id;
 			queueid = qconf->rx_queue_list[queue].queue_id;
-			dev = &rte_eth_devices[portid];
-			conf = &dev->data->dev_conf;
 
 			if (numa_on)
 				socketid = \
@@ -2397,7 +2393,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 			rte_eth_dev_info_get(portid, &dev_info);
 			rxq_conf = dev_info.default_rxconf;
-			rxq_conf.offloads = conf->rxmode.offloads;
+			rxq_conf.offloads = port_conf.rxmode.offloads;
 			ret = rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(portid, queueid, nb_rxd,
 				socketid, &rxq_conf,
 				pktmbuf_pool[socketid]);
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-vf/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-vf/main.c
index 1432f8969..572e74cf5 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-vf/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-vf/main.c
@@ -1022,13 +1022,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		fflush(stdout);
 		/* init RX queues */
 		for(queue = 0; queue < qconf->n_rx_queue; ++queue) {
-			struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
-			struct rte_eth_conf *conf;
-
 			portid = qconf->rx_queue_list[queue].port_id;
 			queueid = qconf->rx_queue_list[queue].queue_id;
-			dev = &rte_eth_devices[portid];
-			conf = &dev->data->dev_conf;
 
 			if (numa_on)
 				socketid = (uint8_t)rte_lcore_to_socket_id(lcore_id);
@@ -1040,7 +1035,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 			rte_eth_dev_info_get(portid, &dev_info);
 			rxq_conf = dev_info.default_rxconf;
-			rxq_conf.offloads = conf->rxmode.offloads;
+			rxq_conf.offloads = port_conf.rxmode.offloads;
 			ret = rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(portid, queueid, nb_rxd,
 						socketid, &rxq_conf,
 						pktmbuf_pool[socketid]);
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/main.c b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
index 570693b32..3800bad19 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
@@ -971,14 +971,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		fflush(stdout);
 		/* init RX queues */
 		for(queue = 0; queue < qconf->n_rx_queue; ++queue) {
-			struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
-			struct rte_eth_conf *conf;
 			struct rte_eth_rxconf rxq_conf;
 
 			portid = qconf->rx_queue_list[queue].port_id;
 			queueid = qconf->rx_queue_list[queue].queue_id;
-			dev = &rte_eth_devices[portid];
-			conf = &dev->data->dev_conf;
 
 			if (numa_on)
 				socketid =
@@ -991,7 +987,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 			rte_eth_dev_info_get(portid, &dev_info);
 			rxq_conf = dev_info.default_rxconf;
-			rxq_conf.offloads = conf->rxmode.offloads;
+			rxq_conf.offloads = port_conf.rxmode.offloads;
 			if (!per_port_pool)
 				ret = rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(portid, queueid,
 						nb_rxd, socketid,
diff --git a/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c b/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c
index dd468958a..0121c71cb 100644
--- a/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c
+++ b/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c
@@ -3645,14 +3645,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		/* init RX queues */
 		for (queue = 0; queue < rx_thread[i].n_rx_queue; ++queue) {
-			struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
-			struct rte_eth_conf *conf;
 			struct rte_eth_rxconf rxq_conf;
 
 			portid = rx_thread[i].rx_queue_list[queue].port_id;
 			queueid = rx_thread[i].rx_queue_list[queue].queue_id;
-			dev = &rte_eth_devices[portid];
-			conf = &dev->data->dev_conf;
 
 			if (numa_on)
 				socketid = (uint8_t)rte_lcore_to_socket_id(lcore_id);
@@ -3664,7 +3660,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 			rte_eth_dev_info_get(portid, &dev_info);
 			rxq_conf = dev_info.default_rxconf;
-			rxq_conf.offloads = conf->rxmode.offloads;
+			rxq_conf.offloads = port_conf.rxmode.offloads;
 			ret = rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(portid, queueid, nb_rxd,
 					socketid,
 					&rxq_conf,
