diff --git a/lib/idxd/idxd.c b/lib/idxd/idxd.c
index 406ff3e5e..6c106b009 100644
--- a/lib/idxd/idxd.c
+++ b/lib/idxd/idxd.c
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ _idxd_submit_compress_single(struct spdk_idxd_io_channel *chan, void *dst, const
 	desc->src1_size = nbytes_src;
 	desc->iaa.max_dst_size = nbytes_dst;
 	desc->iaa.src2_size = sizeof(struct iaa_aecs);
-	desc->iaa.src2_addr = (uint64_t)chan->idxd->aecs;
+	desc->iaa.src2_addr = chan->idxd->aecs_addr;
 	desc->flags |= IAA_FLAG_RD_SRC2_AECS;
 	desc->compr_flags = IAA_COMP_FLAGS;
 	op->output_size = output_size;
diff --git a/lib/idxd/idxd_internal.h b/lib/idxd/idxd_internal.h
index aa6bb18a6..127d1f165 100644
--- a/lib/idxd/idxd_internal.h
+++ b/lib/idxd/idxd_internal.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ struct spdk_idxd_device {
 	bool				pasid_enabled;
 	enum idxd_dev			type;
 	struct iaa_aecs			*aecs;
+	uint64_t			aecs_addr;
 	uint32_t			version;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/idxd/idxd_user.c b/lib/idxd/idxd_user.c
index 18b076a6d..b96d12e48 100644
--- a/lib/idxd/idxd_user.c
+++ b/lib/idxd/idxd_user.c
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ idxd_attach(struct spdk_pci_device *device)
 	struct spdk_idxd_device *idxd;
 	uint16_t did = device->id.device_id;
 	uint32_t cmd_reg;
+	uint64_t updated = sizeof(struct iaa_aecs);
 	int rc;
 
 	user_idxd = calloc(1, sizeof(struct spdk_user_idxd_device));
@@ -525,6 +526,14 @@ idxd_attach(struct spdk_pci_device *device)
 			SPDK_ERRLOG("Failed to allocate iaa aecs\n");
 			goto err;
 		}
+
+		idxd->aecs_addr = spdk_vtophys((void *)idxd->aecs, &updated);
+		if (idxd->aecs_addr == SPDK_VTOPHYS_ERROR || updated < sizeof(struct iaa_aecs)) {
+			SPDK_ERRLOG("Failed to translate iaa aecs\n");
+			spdk_free(idxd->aecs);
+			goto err;
+		}
+
 		/* Configure aecs table using fixed Huffman table */
 		idxd->aecs->output_accum[0] = DYNAMIC_HDR | 1;
 		idxd->aecs->num_output_accum_bits = DYNAMIC_HDR_SIZE;