(uint16_t)(txq->wqe_ci - txq->wqe_comp) >= txq->wqe_thres)) {
                volatile struct mlx5_wqe *last = loc->wqe_last;
 
+               MLX5_ASSERT(last);
                txq->elts_comp = head;
                if (MLX5_TXOFF_CONFIG(INLINE))
                        txq->wqe_comp = txq->wqe_ci;
  *   Total size of descriptor/data in bytes.
  * @param slen
  *   Accumulated statistics, data bytes sent.
+ * @param wqem
+ *   The base WQE for the eMPW/MPW descriptor.
  * @param olx
  *   Configured Tx offloads mask. It is fully defined at
  *   compile time and may be used for optimization.
                   struct mlx5_txq_local *restrict loc,
                   unsigned int len,
                   unsigned int slen,
+                  struct mlx5_wqe *restrict wqem,
                   unsigned int olx __rte_unused)
 {
-       struct mlx5_wqe_dseg *dseg = &loc->wqe_last->dseg[0];
+       struct mlx5_wqe_dseg *dseg = &wqem->dseg[0];
 
        MLX5_ASSERT(MLX5_TXOFF_CONFIG(INLINE));
 #ifdef MLX5_PMD_SOFT_COUNTERS
                MLX5_ASSERT((len % MLX5_WSEG_SIZE) == 0);
                len = len / MLX5_WSEG_SIZE + 2;
        }
-       loc->wqe_last->cseg.sq_ds = rte_cpu_to_be_32(txq->qp_num_8s | len);
+       wqem->cseg.sq_ds = rte_cpu_to_be_32(txq->qp_num_8s | len);
        txq->wqe_ci += (len + 3) / 4;
        loc->wqe_free -= (len + 3) / 4;
+       loc->wqe_last = wqem;
 }
 
 /**
        pkts_n -= loc->pkts_sent;
        for (;;) {
                struct mlx5_wqe_dseg *restrict dseg;
-               struct mlx5_wqe_eseg *restrict eseg;
+               struct mlx5_wqe *restrict wqem;
                enum mlx5_txcmp_code ret;
                unsigned int room, part, nlim;
                unsigned int slen = 0;
                        return MLX5_TXCMP_CODE_EXIT;
                if (likely(pkts_n > 1))
                        rte_prefetch0(*pkts);
-               loc->wqe_last = txq->wqes + (txq->wqe_ci & txq->wqe_m);
+               wqem = txq->wqes + (txq->wqe_ci & txq->wqe_m);
                /*
                 * Build eMPW title WQEBB:
                 * - Control Segment, eMPW opcode, zero DS
                 * - Ethernet Segment, no inline
                 */
-               mlx5_tx_cseg_init(txq, loc, loc->wqe_last, 0,
+               mlx5_tx_cseg_init(txq, loc, wqem, 0,
                                  MLX5_OPCODE_ENHANCED_MPSW, olx);
-               mlx5_tx_eseg_none(txq, loc, loc->wqe_last,
+               mlx5_tx_eseg_none(txq, loc, wqem,
                                  olx & ~MLX5_TXOFF_CONFIG_VLAN);
-               eseg = &loc->wqe_last->eseg;
-               dseg = &loc->wqe_last->dseg[0];
+               dseg = &wqem->dseg[0];
                /* Store the packet length for legacy MPW. */
                if (MLX5_TXOFF_CONFIG(MPW))
-                       eseg->mss = rte_cpu_to_be_16
-                                       (rte_pktmbuf_data_len(loc->mbuf));
+                       wqem->eseg.mss = rte_cpu_to_be_16
+                                        (rte_pktmbuf_data_len(loc->mbuf));
                room = RTE_MIN(MLX5_WQE_SIZE_MAX / MLX5_WQE_SIZE,
                               loc->wqe_free) * MLX5_WQE_SIZE -
                                        MLX5_WQE_CSEG_SIZE -
                                 * We have some successfully built
                                 * packet Data Segments to send.
                                 */
-                               mlx5_tx_idone_empw(txq, loc, part, slen, olx);
+                               mlx5_tx_idone_empw(txq, loc, part,
+                                                  slen, wqem, olx);
                                return MLX5_TXCMP_CODE_ERROR;
                        }
                        /* Inline or not inline - that's the Question. */
                                         * No pointer and inline descriptor
                                         * intermix for legacy MPW sessions.
                                         */
-                                       if (loc->wqe_last->dseg[0].bcount)
+                                       if (wqem->dseg[0].bcount)
                                                break;
                                }
                        } else {
                         */
                        if (MLX5_TXOFF_CONFIG(MPW) &&
                            part != room &&
-                           loc->wqe_last->dseg[0].bcount == RTE_BE32(0))
+                           wqem->dseg[0].bcount == RTE_BE32(0))
                                break;
                        /*
                         * Not inlinable VLAN packets are
                                 * continue build descriptors.
                                 */
                                part -= room;
-                               mlx5_tx_idone_empw(txq, loc, part, slen, olx);
+                               mlx5_tx_idone_empw(txq, loc, part,
+                                                  slen, wqem, olx);
                                return MLX5_TXCMP_CODE_EXIT;
                        }
                        loc->mbuf = *pkts++;
                         */
                        if (ret == MLX5_TXCMP_CODE_MULTI) {
                                part -= room;
-                               mlx5_tx_idone_empw(txq, loc, part, slen, olx);
+                               mlx5_tx_idone_empw(txq, loc, part,
+                                                  slen, wqem, olx);
                                if (unlikely(!loc->elts_free ||
                                             !loc->wqe_free))
                                        return MLX5_TXCMP_CODE_EXIT;
                        MLX5_ASSERT(NB_SEGS(loc->mbuf) == 1);
                        if (ret == MLX5_TXCMP_CODE_TSO) {
                                part -= room;
-                               mlx5_tx_idone_empw(txq, loc, part, slen, olx);
+                               mlx5_tx_idone_empw(txq, loc, part,
+                                                  slen, wqem, olx);
                                if (unlikely(!loc->elts_free ||
                                             !loc->wqe_free))
                                        return MLX5_TXCMP_CODE_EXIT;
                        }
                        if (ret == MLX5_TXCMP_CODE_SINGLE) {
                                part -= room;
-                               mlx5_tx_idone_empw(txq, loc, part, slen, olx);
+                               mlx5_tx_idone_empw(txq, loc, part,
+                                                  slen, wqem, olx);
                                if (unlikely(!loc->elts_free ||
                                             !loc->wqe_free))
                                        return MLX5_TXCMP_CODE_EXIT;
                        if (ret != MLX5_TXCMP_CODE_EMPW) {
                                MLX5_ASSERT(false);
                                part -= room;
-                               mlx5_tx_idone_empw(txq, loc, part, slen, olx);
+                               mlx5_tx_idone_empw(txq, loc, part,
+                                                  slen, wqem, olx);
                                return MLX5_TXCMP_CODE_ERROR;
                        }
                        /* Check if we have minimal room left. */
                         * - software parser settings
                         * - packets length (legacy MPW only)
                         */
-                       if (!mlx5_tx_match_empw(txq, eseg, loc, dlen, olx))
+                       if (!mlx5_tx_match_empw(txq, &wqem->eseg,
+                                               loc, dlen, olx))
                                break;
                        /* Packet attributes match, continue the same eMPW. */
                        if ((uintptr_t)dseg >= (uintptr_t)txq->wqes_end)
                part -= room;
                if (unlikely(!part))
                        return MLX5_TXCMP_CODE_EXIT;
-               mlx5_tx_idone_empw(txq, loc, part, slen, olx);
+               mlx5_tx_idone_empw(txq, loc, part, slen, wqem, olx);
                if (unlikely(!loc->elts_free ||
                             !loc->wqe_free))
                        return MLX5_TXCMP_CODE_EXIT;