diff --git a/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c b/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
index d8c459c575cc..2eba8b9db060 100644
--- a/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
@@ -460,6 +460,9 @@ static void vhost_user_blk_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 virtio_err:
     g_free(s->vqs);
     g_free(s->inflight);
+    for (i = 0; i < s->num_queues; i++) {
+        virtio_del_queue(vdev, i);
+    }
     virtio_cleanup(vdev);
     vhost_user_cleanup(&s->vhost_user);
 }
@@ -468,6 +471,7 @@ static void vhost_user_blk_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
     VHostUserBlk *s = VHOST_USER_BLK(dev);
+    int i;
 
     virtio_set_status(vdev, 0);
     qemu_chr_fe_set_handlers(&s->chardev,  NULL, NULL, NULL,
@@ -476,6 +480,10 @@ static void vhost_user_blk_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     vhost_dev_free_inflight(s->inflight);
     g_free(s->vqs);
     g_free(s->inflight);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < s->num_queues; i++) {
+        virtio_del_queue(vdev, i);
+    }
     virtio_cleanup(vdev);
     vhost_user_cleanup(&s->vhost_user);
 }