diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
index 6d8ae2a6a8ca..b4249afd7f58 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
@@ -364,6 +364,12 @@ static void vp_modern_avq_cleanup(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	}
 }
 
+static void vp_modern_del_vqs(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+{
+	vp_modern_avq_cleanup(vdev);
+	vp_del_vqs(vdev);
+}
+
 static void vp_transport_features(struct virtio_device *vdev, u64 features)
 {
 	struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev = to_vp_device(vdev);
@@ -558,8 +564,6 @@ static void vp_reset(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	while (vp_modern_get_status(mdev))
 		msleep(1);
 
-	vp_modern_avq_cleanup(vdev);
-
 	/* Flush pending VQ/configuration callbacks. */
 	vp_synchronize_vectors(vdev);
 }
@@ -1232,7 +1236,7 @@ static const struct virtio_config_ops virtio_pci_config_nodev_ops = {
 	.set_status	= vp_set_status,
 	.reset		= vp_reset,
 	.find_vqs	= vp_modern_find_vqs,
-	.del_vqs	= vp_del_vqs,
+	.del_vqs	= vp_modern_del_vqs,
 	.synchronize_cbs = vp_synchronize_vectors,
 	.get_extended_features = vp_get_features,
 	.finalize_features = vp_finalize_features,
@@ -1252,7 +1256,7 @@ static const struct virtio_config_ops virtio_pci_config_ops = {
 	.set_status	= vp_set_status,
 	.reset		= vp_reset,
 	.find_vqs	= vp_modern_find_vqs,
-	.del_vqs	= vp_del_vqs,
+	.del_vqs	= vp_modern_del_vqs,
 	.synchronize_cbs = vp_synchronize_vectors,
 	.get_extended_features = vp_get_features,
 	.finalize_features = vp_finalize_features,