diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/blk.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/blk.rs
index f3f8cacd3..77f7a5c72 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/blk.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/blk.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ use vhost::vhost_user::message::VhostUserConfigFlags;
 use vhost::vhost_user::message::VHOST_USER_CONFIG_OFFSET;
 use vhost::vhost_user::message::{VhostUserProtocolFeatures, VhostUserVirtioFeatures};
 use vhost::vhost_user::{MasterReqHandler, VhostUserMaster, VhostUserMasterReqHandler};
-use vhost::VhostBackend;
 use virtio_bindings::bindings::virtio_blk::{
     VIRTIO_BLK_F_BLK_SIZE, VIRTIO_BLK_F_CONFIG_WCE, VIRTIO_BLK_F_DISCARD, VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH,
     VIRTIO_BLK_F_GEOMETRY, VIRTIO_BLK_F_MQ, VIRTIO_BLK_F_RO, VIRTIO_BLK_F_SEG_MAX,
@@ -128,15 +127,6 @@ impl Blk {
             config.num_queues = num_queues as u16;
         }
 
-        // Send set_vring_base here, since it could tell backends, like SPDK,
-        // how many virt queues to be handled, which backend required to know
-        // at early stage.
-        for i in 0..num_queues {
-            vu.socket_handle()
-                .set_vring_base(i, 0)
-                .map_err(Error::VhostUserSetVringBase)?;
-        }
-
         Ok(Blk {
             common: VirtioCommon {
                 device_type: VirtioDeviceType::Block as u32,
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/vu_common_ctrl.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/vu_common_ctrl.rs
index 41b9ab8d7..a8317d137 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/vu_common_ctrl.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/vu_common_ctrl.rs
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ impl VhostUserHandle {
         // Let's first provide the memory table to the backend.
         self.update_mem_table(mem)?;
 
+        // Send set_vring_num here, since it could tell backends, like SPDK,
+        // how many virt queues to be handled, which backend required to know
+        // at early stage.
+        for (queue_index, queue) in queues.iter().enumerate() {
+            self.vu
+                .set_vring_num(queue_index, queue.actual_size())
+                .map_err(Error::VhostUserSetVringNum)?;
+        }
+
         // Setup for inflight I/O tracking shared memory.
         if let Some(inflight) = inflight {
             if inflight.fd.is_none() {
@@ -168,10 +177,6 @@ impl VhostUserHandle {
         for (queue_index, queue) in queues.into_iter().enumerate() {
             let actual_size: usize = queue.actual_size().try_into().unwrap();
 
-            self.vu
-                .set_vring_num(queue_index, queue.actual_size())
-                .map_err(Error::VhostUserSetVringNum)?;
-
             let config_data = VringConfigData {
                 queue_max_size: queue.get_max_size(),
                 queue_size: queue.actual_size(),