{
        uint8_t dqrr_index;
        struct dpaa2_sec_qp *qp;
-       struct rte_crypto_op *crypto_op = (struct rte_crypto_op *)ev->event_ptr;
+       struct rte_crypto_op *crypto_op;
        /* Prefetching mbuf */
        rte_prefetch0((void *)(size_t)(DPAA2_GET_FD_ADDR(fd)-
                rte_dpaa2_bpid_info[DPAA2_GET_FD_BPID(fd)].meta_data_size));
        ev->queue_id = rxq->ev.queue_id;
        ev->priority = rxq->ev.priority;
 
-       ev->event_ptr = sec_fd_to_mbuf(fd, qp);
+       crypto_op = sec_fd_to_mbuf(fd, qp);
        dqrr_index = qbman_get_dqrr_idx(dq);
        *dpaa2_seqn(crypto_op->sym->m_src) = QBMAN_ENQUEUE_FLAG_DCA | dqrr_index;
        DPAA2_PER_LCORE_DQRR_SIZE++;
        DPAA2_PER_LCORE_DQRR_HELD |= 1 << dqrr_index;
        DPAA2_PER_LCORE_DQRR_MBUF(dqrr_index) = crypto_op->sym->m_src;
+       ev->event_ptr = crypto_op;
 }
 
 static void __rte_hot
                                struct dpaa2_queue *rxq,
                                struct rte_event *ev)
 {
-       struct rte_crypto_op *crypto_op = (struct rte_crypto_op *)ev->event_ptr;
+       struct rte_crypto_op *crypto_op;
        struct dpaa2_sec_qp *qp;
 
        /* Prefetching mbuf */
        ev->sched_type = rxq->ev.sched_type;
        ev->queue_id = rxq->ev.queue_id;
        ev->priority = rxq->ev.priority;
-       ev->event_ptr = sec_fd_to_mbuf(fd, qp);
+       crypto_op = sec_fd_to_mbuf(fd, qp);
 
        *dpaa2_seqn(crypto_op->sym->m_src) = DPAA2_ENQUEUE_FLAG_ORP;
        *dpaa2_seqn(crypto_op->sym->m_src) |= qbman_result_DQ_odpid(dq) <<
                DPAA2_EQCR_SEQNUM_SHIFT;
 
        qbman_swp_dqrr_consume(swp, dq);
+       ev->event_ptr = crypto_op;
 }
 
 int