diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index 45f49669ce..f6edb10fed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -773,7 +773,6 @@ mlx5_rxq_ibv_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx)
 			struct mlx5dv_wq_init_attr mlx5;
 #endif
 		} wq;
-		struct ibv_cq_ex cq_attr;
 	} attr;
 	unsigned int cqe_n;
 	unsigned int wqe_n = 1 << rxq_data->elts_n;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
index 9d1c33ebac..e6020fbcbf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ mlx5_txq_ibv_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx)
 		struct ibv_qp_init_attr_ex init;
 		struct ibv_cq_init_attr_ex cq;
 		struct ibv_qp_attr mod;
-		struct ibv_cq_ex cq_attr;
 	} attr;
 	unsigned int cqe_n;
 	struct mlx5dv_qp qp = { .comp_mask = MLX5DV_QP_MASK_UAR_MMAP_OFFSET };