diff --git a/tests/virtio-blk-test.c b/tests/virtio-blk-test.c
index fd2078c9dad154158ae8be2ced5d5b9e5527afbf..0576cb16ba6c506cc39f7e4b459c6de0af5c172b 100644
--- a/tests/virtio-blk-test.c
+++ b/tests/virtio-blk-test.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void test_basic(QVirtioDevice *dev, QGuestAllocator *alloc,
 
     qvirtqueue_kick(dev, vq, free_head);
 
-    qvirtio_wait_queue_isr(dev, vq, QVIRTIO_BLK_TIMEOUT_US);
+    qvirtio_wait_used_elem(dev, vq, free_head, QVIRTIO_BLK_TIMEOUT_US);
     status = readb(req_addr + 528);
     g_assert_cmpint(status, ==, 0);
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static void test_basic(QVirtioDevice *dev, QGuestAllocator *alloc,
 
     qvirtqueue_kick(dev, vq, free_head);
 
-    qvirtio_wait_queue_isr(dev, vq, QVIRTIO_BLK_TIMEOUT_US);
+    qvirtio_wait_used_elem(dev, vq, free_head, QVIRTIO_BLK_TIMEOUT_US);
     status = readb(req_addr + 528);
     g_assert_cmpint(status, ==, 0);
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static void test_basic(QVirtioDevice *dev, QGuestAllocator *alloc,
         qvirtqueue_add(vq, req_addr + 528, 1, true, false);
         qvirtqueue_kick(dev, vq, free_head);
 
-        qvirtio_wait_queue_isr(dev, vq, QVIRTIO_BLK_TIMEOUT_US);
+        qvirtio_wait_used_elem(dev, vq, free_head, QVIRTIO_BLK_TIMEOUT_US);
         status = readb(req_addr + 528);
         g_assert_cmpint(status, ==, 0);
 
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static void test_basic(QVirtioDevice *dev, QGuestAllocator *alloc,
 
         qvirtqueue_kick(dev, vq, free_head);
 
-        qvirtio_wait_queue_isr(dev, vq, QVIRTIO_BLK_TIMEOUT_US);
+        qvirtio_wait_used_elem(dev, vq, free_head, QVIRTIO_BLK_TIMEOUT_US);
         status = readb(req_addr + 528);
         g_assert_cmpint(status, ==, 0);
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static void pci_indirect(void)
     free_head = qvirtqueue_add_indirect(&vqpci->vq, indirect);
     qvirtqueue_kick(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq, free_head);
 
-    qvirtio_wait_queue_isr(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq,
+    qvirtio_wait_used_elem(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq, free_head,
                            QVIRTIO_BLK_TIMEOUT_US);
     status = readb(req_addr + 528);
     g_assert_cmpint(status, ==, 0);
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static void pci_indirect(void)
     free_head = qvirtqueue_add_indirect(&vqpci->vq, indirect);
     qvirtqueue_kick(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq, free_head);
 
-    qvirtio_wait_queue_isr(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq,
+    qvirtio_wait_used_elem(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq, free_head,
                            QVIRTIO_BLK_TIMEOUT_US);
     status = readb(req_addr + 528);
     g_assert_cmpint(status, ==, 0);
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static void pci_msix(void)
     qvirtqueue_add(&vqpci->vq, req_addr + 528, 1, true, false);
     qvirtqueue_kick(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq, free_head);
 
-    qvirtio_wait_queue_isr(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq,
+    qvirtio_wait_used_elem(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq, free_head,
                            QVIRTIO_BLK_TIMEOUT_US);
 
     status = readb(req_addr + 528);
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static void pci_msix(void)
     qvirtqueue_kick(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq, free_head);
 
 
-    qvirtio_wait_queue_isr(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq,
+    qvirtio_wait_used_elem(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq, free_head,
                            QVIRTIO_BLK_TIMEOUT_US);
 
     status = readb(req_addr + 528);
@@ -540,6 +540,8 @@ static void pci_idx(void)
     uint64_t capacity;
     uint32_t features;
     uint32_t free_head;
+    uint32_t write_head;
+    uint32_t desc_idx;
     uint8_t status;
     char *data;
 
@@ -581,7 +583,8 @@ static void pci_idx(void)
     qvirtqueue_add(&vqpci->vq, req_addr + 528, 1, true, false);
     qvirtqueue_kick(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq, free_head);
 
-    qvirtio_wait_queue_isr(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq, QVIRTIO_BLK_TIMEOUT_US);
+    qvirtio_wait_used_elem(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq, free_head,
+                           QVIRTIO_BLK_TIMEOUT_US);
 
     /* Write request */
     req.type = VIRTIO_BLK_T_OUT;
@@ -600,6 +603,7 @@ static void pci_idx(void)
     qvirtqueue_add(&vqpci->vq, req_addr + 16, 512, false, true);
     qvirtqueue_add(&vqpci->vq, req_addr + 528, 1, true, false);
     qvirtqueue_kick(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq, free_head);
+    write_head = free_head;
 
     /* No notification expected */
     status = qvirtio_wait_status_byte_no_isr(&dev->vdev,
@@ -625,8 +629,11 @@ static void pci_idx(void)
 
     qvirtqueue_kick(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq, free_head);
 
-    qvirtio_wait_queue_isr(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq,
+    /* We get just one notification for both requests */
+    qvirtio_wait_used_elem(&dev->vdev, &vqpci->vq, write_head,
                            QVIRTIO_BLK_TIMEOUT_US);
+    g_assert(qvirtqueue_get_buf(&vqpci->vq, &desc_idx));
+    g_assert_cmpint(desc_idx, ==, free_head);
 
     status = readb(req_addr + 528);
     g_assert_cmpint(status, ==, 0);