diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.c
index f18e672dca..fd425e5d83 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.c
@@ -98,18 +98,11 @@ void bnxt_free_vnic_attributes(struct bnxt *bp)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->max_vnics; i++) {
 		vnic = &bp->vnic_info[i];
-		if (vnic->rss_table) {
-			/* 'Unreserve' the rss_table */
-			/* N/A */
-
-			vnic->rss_table = NULL;
-		}
-
-		if (vnic->rss_hash_key) {
-			/* 'Unreserve' the rss_hash_key */
-			/* N/A */
-
+		if (vnic->rss_mz != NULL) {
+			rte_memzone_free(vnic->rss_mz);
+			vnic->rss_mz = NULL;
 			vnic->rss_hash_key = NULL;
+			vnic->rss_table = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -122,7 +115,6 @@ int bnxt_alloc_vnic_attributes(struct bnxt *bp, bool reconfig)
 	char mz_name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
 	uint32_t entry_length;
 	size_t rss_table_size;
-	uint16_t max_vnics;
 	int i;
 	rte_iova_t mz_phys_addr;
 
@@ -136,38 +128,36 @@ int bnxt_alloc_vnic_attributes(struct bnxt *bp, bool reconfig)
 
 	entry_length = RTE_CACHE_LINE_ROUNDUP(entry_length + rss_table_size);
 
-	max_vnics = bp->max_vnics;
-	snprintf(mz_name, RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE,
-		 "bnxt_" PCI_PRI_FMT "_vnicattr", pdev->addr.domain,
-		 pdev->addr.bus, pdev->addr.devid, pdev->addr.function);
-	mz_name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE - 1] = 0;
-	mz = rte_memzone_lookup(mz_name);
-	if (!mz) {
-		mz = rte_memzone_reserve(mz_name,
-				entry_length * max_vnics,
-				bp->eth_dev->device->numa_node,
-				RTE_MEMZONE_2MB |
-				RTE_MEMZONE_SIZE_HINT_ONLY |
-				RTE_MEMZONE_IOVA_CONTIG);
-		if (!mz)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-	mz_phys_addr = mz->iova;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < max_vnics; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < bp->max_vnics; i++) {
 		vnic = &bp->vnic_info[i];
 
+		snprintf(mz_name, RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE,
+			 "bnxt_" PCI_PRI_FMT "_vnicattr_%d", pdev->addr.domain,
+			 pdev->addr.bus, pdev->addr.devid, pdev->addr.function, i);
+		mz_name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE - 1] = 0;
+		mz = rte_memzone_lookup(mz_name);
+		if (mz == NULL) {
+			mz = rte_memzone_reserve(mz_name,
+						 entry_length,
+						 bp->eth_dev->device->numa_node,
+						 RTE_MEMZONE_2MB |
+						 RTE_MEMZONE_SIZE_HINT_ONLY |
+						 RTE_MEMZONE_IOVA_CONTIG);
+			if (mz == NULL) {
+				PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Cannot allocate bnxt vnic_attributes memory\n");
+				return -ENOMEM;
+			}
+		}
+		vnic->rss_mz = mz;
+		mz_phys_addr = mz->iova;
+
 		/* Allocate rss table and hash key */
-		vnic->rss_table =
-			(void *)((char *)mz->addr + (entry_length * i));
+		vnic->rss_table = (void *)((char *)mz->addr);
+		vnic->rss_table_dma_addr = mz_phys_addr;
 		memset(vnic->rss_table, -1, entry_length);
 
-		vnic->rss_table_dma_addr = mz_phys_addr + (entry_length * i);
-		vnic->rss_hash_key = (void *)((char *)vnic->rss_table +
-					      rss_table_size);
-
-		vnic->rss_hash_key_dma_addr = vnic->rss_table_dma_addr +
-					      rss_table_size;
+		vnic->rss_hash_key = (void *)((char *)vnic->rss_table + rss_table_size);
+		vnic->rss_hash_key_dma_addr = vnic->rss_table_dma_addr + rss_table_size;
 		if (!reconfig) {
 			bnxt_prandom_bytes(vnic->rss_hash_key, HW_HASH_KEY_SIZE);
 			memcpy(bp->rss_conf.rss_key, vnic->rss_hash_key, HW_HASH_KEY_SIZE);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.h
index 785db8f0cd..c07fd52b21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ struct bnxt_vnic_info {
 	uint16_t	mru;
 	uint16_t	hash_type;
 	uint8_t		hash_mode;
+	const struct rte_memzone *rss_mz;
 	rte_iova_t	rss_table_dma_addr;
 	uint16_t	*rss_table;
 	rte_iova_t	rss_hash_key_dma_addr;