diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index daf5ca9242..2f316d1646 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -905,12 +905,11 @@ eth_dev_rx_queue_config(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t nb_queues)
 			return -(ENOMEM);
 		}
 	} else if (dev->data->rx_queues != NULL && nb_queues != 0) { /* re-configure */
-		RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release, -ENOTSUP);
-
 		rxq = dev->data->rx_queues;
 
-		for (i = nb_queues; i < old_nb_queues; i++)
-			(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release)(rxq[i]);
+		if (dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release != NULL)
+			for (i = nb_queues; i < old_nb_queues; i++)
+				(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release)(rxq[i]);
 		rxq = rte_realloc(rxq, sizeof(rxq[0]) * nb_queues,
 				RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
 		if (rxq == NULL)
@@ -925,12 +924,11 @@ eth_dev_rx_queue_config(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t nb_queues)
 		dev->data->rx_queues = rxq;
 
 	} else if (dev->data->rx_queues != NULL && nb_queues == 0) {
-		RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release, -ENOTSUP);
-
 		rxq = dev->data->rx_queues;
 
-		for (i = nb_queues; i < old_nb_queues; i++)
-			(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release)(rxq[i]);
+		if (dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release != NULL)
+			for (i = nb_queues; i < old_nb_queues; i++)
+				(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release)(rxq[i]);
 
 		rte_free(dev->data->rx_queues);
 		dev->data->rx_queues = NULL;
@@ -1145,12 +1143,11 @@ eth_dev_tx_queue_config(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t nb_queues)
 			return -(ENOMEM);
 		}
 	} else if (dev->data->tx_queues != NULL && nb_queues != 0) { /* re-configure */
-		RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release, -ENOTSUP);
-
 		txq = dev->data->tx_queues;
 
-		for (i = nb_queues; i < old_nb_queues; i++)
-			(*dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release)(txq[i]);
+		if (dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release != NULL)
+			for (i = nb_queues; i < old_nb_queues; i++)
+				(*dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release)(txq[i]);
 		txq = rte_realloc(txq, sizeof(txq[0]) * nb_queues,
 				  RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
 		if (txq == NULL)
@@ -1165,12 +1162,11 @@ eth_dev_tx_queue_config(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t nb_queues)
 		dev->data->tx_queues = txq;
 
 	} else if (dev->data->tx_queues != NULL && nb_queues == 0) {
-		RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release, -ENOTSUP);
-
 		txq = dev->data->tx_queues;
 
-		for (i = nb_queues; i < old_nb_queues; i++)
-			(*dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release)(txq[i]);
+		if (dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release != NULL)
+			for (i = nb_queues; i < old_nb_queues; i++)
+				(*dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release)(txq[i]);
 
 		rte_free(dev->data->tx_queues);
 		dev->data->tx_queues = NULL;
@@ -2112,9 +2108,8 @@ rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
 
 	rxq = dev->data->rx_queues;
 	if (rxq[rx_queue_id]) {
-		RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release,
-					-ENOTSUP);
-		(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release)(rxq[rx_queue_id]);
+		if (dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release != NULL)
+			(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release)(rxq[rx_queue_id]);
 		rxq[rx_queue_id] = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -2248,9 +2243,8 @@ rte_eth_rx_hairpin_queue_setup(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	rxq = dev->data->rx_queues;
 	if (rxq[rx_queue_id] != NULL) {
-		RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release,
-					-ENOTSUP);
-		(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release)(rxq[rx_queue_id]);
+		if (dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release != NULL)
+			(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_release)(rxq[rx_queue_id]);
 		rxq[rx_queue_id] = NULL;
 	}
 	ret = (*dev->dev_ops->rx_hairpin_queue_setup)(dev, rx_queue_id,
@@ -2316,9 +2310,8 @@ rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
 
 	txq = dev->data->tx_queues;
 	if (txq[tx_queue_id]) {
-		RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release,
-					-ENOTSUP);
-		(*dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release)(txq[tx_queue_id]);
+		if (dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release != NULL)
+			(*dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release)(txq[tx_queue_id]);
 		txq[tx_queue_id] = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -2428,9 +2421,8 @@ rte_eth_tx_hairpin_queue_setup(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	txq = dev->data->tx_queues;
 	if (txq[tx_queue_id] != NULL) {
-		RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release,
-					-ENOTSUP);
-		(*dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release)(txq[tx_queue_id]);
+		if (dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release != NULL)
+			(*dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_release)(txq[tx_queue_id]);
 		txq[tx_queue_id] = NULL;
 	}
 	ret = (*dev->dev_ops->tx_hairpin_queue_setup)
