diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
index 75f8006856775..8f06026517b82 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
@@ -2681,6 +2681,16 @@ static int mlx5_vdpa_set_map(struct vdpa_device *vdev, unsigned int asid,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static struct device *mlx5_get_vq_dma_dev(struct vdpa_device *vdev, u16 idx)
+{
+	struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev = to_mvdev(vdev);
+
+	if (is_ctrl_vq_idx(mvdev, idx))
+		return &vdev->dev;
+
+	return mvdev->vdev.dma_dev;
+}
+
 static void mlx5_vdpa_free(struct vdpa_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev = to_mvdev(vdev);
@@ -2896,6 +2906,7 @@ static const struct vdpa_config_ops mlx5_vdpa_ops = {
 	.get_generation = mlx5_vdpa_get_generation,
 	.set_map = mlx5_vdpa_set_map,
 	.set_group_asid = mlx5_set_group_asid,
+	.get_vq_dma_dev = mlx5_get_vq_dma_dev,
 	.free = mlx5_vdpa_free,
 	.suspend = mlx5_vdpa_suspend,
 };