diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index 610cba276d47..60f1080bffc7 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ static int vhost_net_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 		n->vqs[i].done_idx = 0;
 		n->vqs[i].vhost_hlen = 0;
 		n->vqs[i].sock_hlen = 0;
+		n->vqs[i].rx_ring = NULL;
 		vhost_net_buf_init(&n->vqs[i].rxq);
 	}
 	vhost_dev_init(dev, vqs, VHOST_NET_VQ_MAX);