diff --git a/lib/vhost/rte_vhost/vhost_user.c b/lib/vhost/rte_vhost/vhost_user.c
index 52da1c3e6..f619b036c 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/rte_vhost/vhost_user.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/rte_vhost/vhost_user.c
@@ -654,7 +654,9 @@ vq_is_ready(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
 {
 	return vq && vq->desc   &&
 	       vq->kickfd != VIRTIO_UNINITIALIZED_EVENTFD &&
-	       vq->callfd != VIRTIO_UNINITIALIZED_EVENTFD;
+	       vq->callfd != VIRTIO_UNINITIALIZED_EVENTFD &&
+	       vq->kickfd != VIRTIO_INVALID_EVENTFD &&
+	       vq->callfd != VIRTIO_INVALID_EVENTFD;
 }
 
 static int