diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c
index 7468e44b87..03c78d25d8 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c
@@ -707,26 +707,11 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_get_device_id(struct vhost_dev *dev,
     return ret;
 }
 
-static void vhost_vdpa_reset_svq(struct vhost_vdpa *v)
-{
-    if (!v->shadow_vqs_enabled) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < v->shadow_vqs->len; ++i) {
-        VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq = g_ptr_array_index(v->shadow_vqs, i);
-        vhost_svq_stop(svq);
-    }
-}
-
 static int vhost_vdpa_reset_device(struct vhost_dev *dev)
 {
-    struct vhost_vdpa *v = dev->opaque;
     int ret;
     uint8_t status = 0;
 
-    vhost_vdpa_reset_svq(v);
-
     ret = vhost_vdpa_call(dev, VHOST_VDPA_SET_STATUS, &status);
     trace_vhost_vdpa_reset_device(dev, status);
     return ret;
@@ -1088,6 +1073,8 @@ static void vhost_vdpa_svqs_stop(struct vhost_dev *dev)
 
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < v->shadow_vqs->len; ++i) {
         VhostShadowVirtqueue *svq = g_ptr_array_index(v->shadow_vqs, i);
+
+        vhost_svq_stop(svq);
         vhost_vdpa_svq_unmap_rings(dev, svq);
     }
 }