diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index db3d7c38e6feea5b7d6898389b176e6c86778979..f325440d0144d3388ad255b71178a89e86f5882a 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -3101,7 +3101,8 @@ static void virtio_net_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     for (i = 0; i < max_queues; i++) {
         virtio_net_del_queue(n, i);
     }
-
+    /* delete also control vq */
+    virtio_del_queue(vdev, max_queues * 2);
     qemu_announce_timer_del(&n->announce_timer, false);
     g_free(n->vqs);
     qemu_del_nic(n->nic);