diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost.c b/lib/vhost/vhost.c
index 29c64d1ce..9a14421a2 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -374,11 +374,6 @@ spdk_vhost_vq_used_ring_enqueue(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, struct spdk_vhost_v
 	spdk_wmb();
 
 	virtqueue->used_req_cnt++;
-
-	if (spdk_vhost_dev_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY) &&
-	    spdk_unlikely(vring->avail->idx == vring->last_avail_idx)) {
-		spdk_vhost_vq_used_signal(vdev, virtqueue);
-	}
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost_internal.h b/lib/vhost/vhost_internal.h
index f5640d9bf..da346cb63 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost_internal.h
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost_internal.h
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
 	(1ULL << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC))
 
 #define SPDK_VHOST_DISABLED_FEATURES ((1ULL << VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX) | \
-	(1ULL << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC))
+	(1ULL << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC) | \
+	(1ULL << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY))
 
 struct spdk_vhost_virtqueue {
 	struct rte_vhost_vring vring;