diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vdpa.c b/drivers/vhost/vdpa.c
index 35927ceb26ff32bd00476889b2c3e53fa309a8ed..924751427cd2ad5441cfee700fd61d0dd583a05d 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vdpa.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vdpa.c
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ static long vhost_vdpa_set_status(struct vhost_vdpa *v, u8 __user *statusp)
 	if (status != 0 && (ops->get_status(vdpa) & ~status) != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if ((status_old & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK) && !(status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK))
+		for (i = 0; i < nvqs; i++)
+			vhost_vdpa_unsetup_vq_irq(v, i);
+
 	if (status == 0) {
 		ret = ops->reset(vdpa);
 		if (ret)
@@ -184,10 +188,6 @@ static long vhost_vdpa_set_status(struct vhost_vdpa *v, u8 __user *statusp)
 		for (i = 0; i < nvqs; i++)
 			vhost_vdpa_setup_vq_irq(v, i);
 
-	if ((status_old & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK) && !(status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK))
-		for (i = 0; i < nvqs; i++)
-			vhost_vdpa_unsetup_vq_irq(v, i);
-
 	return 0;
 }