diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index b124d97d7c013e1a2fa01d8e26b8e5f91cdce0a4..febe519bbdfc97af6ee8d1204b25d1ddee4d790d 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -612,7 +612,8 @@ static void vhost_set_memory(MemoryListener *listener,
 
 static bool vhost_section(MemoryRegionSection *section)
 {
-    return memory_region_is_ram(section->mr);
+    return memory_region_is_ram(section->mr) &&
+        !memory_region_is_rom(section->mr);
 }
 
 static void vhost_begin(MemoryListener *listener)