Top panels: Energy dependence comparison of the transverse momentum spectra of \kstar (left) and \phim (right) as a function of\pt for the NSD events, measured in the rapidity interval $-$0.5 $<$ $y$ $<$ 0 for p--Pb collisions at \snn = 5.02 and 8.16 TeV. Bottom panels: The ratio of \pt spectrum at \snn = 8.16 TeV to the \pt spectrum at \snn = 5.02 TeV. The ratio is compared with the predictions from EPOS-LHC~, DPMJET~ and HIJING~. The statistical and systematic uncertainties are shown as bars and boxes, respectively.