diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index 68677d930e20..8d626d7c2e7e 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ static void handle_tx(struct vhost_net *net)
 		goto out;
 
 	vhost_disable_notify(&net->dev, vq);
+	vhost_net_disable_vq(net, vq);
 
 	hdr_size = nvq->vhost_hlen;
 	zcopy = nvq->ubufs;
@@ -556,6 +557,7 @@ static void handle_tx(struct vhost_net *net)
 					% UIO_MAXIOV;
 			}
 			vhost_discard_vq_desc(vq, 1);
+			vhost_net_enable_vq(net, vq);
 			break;
 		}
 		if (err != len)