1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
index 45327f0b31..5ce61f9b45 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
@@ -996,9 +996,14 @@ static int virtio_pci_set_guest_notifiers(DeviceState *d, int nvqs, bool assign)
 
     nvqs = MIN(nvqs, VIRTIO_QUEUE_MAX);
 
-    /* When deassigning, pass a consistent nvqs value
-     * to avoid leaking notifiers.
+    /*
+     * When deassigning, pass a consistent nvqs value to avoid leaking
+     * notifiers. But first check we've actually been configured, exit
+     * early if we haven't.
      */
+    if (!assign && !proxy->nvqs_with_notifiers) {
+        return 0;
+    }
     assert(assign || nvqs == proxy->nvqs_with_notifiers);
 
     proxy->nvqs_with_notifiers = nvqs;