diff --git a/hw/vhost.c b/hw/vhost.c
index 4e1cb47..b6d73ca 100644
--- a/hw/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/vhost.c
@@ -879,7 +879,9 @@ int vhost_dev_start(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    r = vdev->binding->set_guest_notifiers(vdev->binding_opaque, true);
+    r = vdev->binding->set_guest_notifiers(vdev->binding_opaque,
+                                           hdev->nvqs,
+                                           true);
     if (r < 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Error binding guest notifier: %d\n", -r);
         goto fail_notifiers;
@@ -929,7 +931,7 @@ fail_vq:
     }
 fail_mem:
 fail_features:
-    vdev->binding->set_guest_notifiers(vdev->binding_opaque, false);
+    vdev->binding->set_guest_notifiers(vdev->binding_opaque, hdev->nvqs, false);
 fail_notifiers:
 fail:
     return r;
@@ -950,7 +952,9 @@ void vhost_dev_stop(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
         vhost_sync_dirty_bitmap(hdev, &hdev->mem_sections[i],
                                 0, (hwaddr)~0x0ull);
     }
-    r = vdev->binding->set_guest_notifiers(vdev->binding_opaque, false);
+    r = vdev->binding->set_guest_notifiers(vdev->binding_opaque,
+                                           hdev->nvqs,
+                                           false);
     if (r < 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "vhost guest notifier cleanup failed: %d\n", r);
         fflush(stderr);
diff --git a/hw/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio-pci.c
index 72101d3..21bf911 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-pci.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ static void kvm_virtio_pci_vector_poll(PCIDevice *dev,
     EventNotifier *notifier;
     VirtQueue *vq;
 
-    for (queue_no = 0; queue_no < VIRTIO_PCI_QUEUE_MAX; queue_no++) {
+    for (queue_no = 0; queue_no < proxy->nvqs_with_notifiers; queue_no++) {
         if (!virtio_queue_get_num(vdev, queue_no)) {
             break;
         }
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ static bool virtio_pci_query_guest_notifiers(DeviceState *d)
     return msix_enabled(&proxy->pci_dev);
 }
 
-static int virtio_pci_set_guest_notifiers(DeviceState *d, bool assign)
+static int virtio_pci_set_guest_notifiers(DeviceState *d, int nvqs, bool assign)
 {
     VirtIOPCIProxy *proxy = to_virtio_pci_proxy(d);
     VirtIODevice *vdev = proxy->vdev;
@@ -639,6 +639,13 @@ static int virtio_pci_set_guest_notifiers(DeviceState *d, bool assign)
     bool with_irqfd = msix_enabled(&proxy->pci_dev) &&
         kvm_msi_via_irqfd_enabled();
 
+    nvqs = MIN(nvqs, VIRTIO_PCI_QUEUE_MAX);
+
+    /* When deassigning, pass a consistent nvqs value
+     * to avoid leaking notifiers.
+     */
+    assert(assign || nvqs == proxy->nvqs_with_notifiers);
+
     /* Must unset vector notifier while guest notifier is still assigned */
     if (with_irqfd && !assign) {
         msix_unset_vector_notifiers(&proxy->pci_dev);
@@ -646,7 +653,7 @@ static int virtio_pci_set_guest_notifiers(DeviceState *d, bool assign)
         proxy->vector_irqfd = NULL;
     }
 
-    for (n = 0; n < VIRTIO_PCI_QUEUE_MAX; n++) {
+    for (n = 0; n < nvqs; n++) {
         if (!virtio_queue_get_num(vdev, n)) {
             break;
         }
@@ -672,6 +679,8 @@ static int virtio_pci_set_guest_notifiers(DeviceState *d, bool assign)
         }
     }
 
+    proxy->nvqs_with_notifiers = nvqs;
+
     return 0;
 
 assign_error:
diff --git a/hw/virtio-pci.h b/hw/virtio-pci.h
index b58d9a2..b0f17e2 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-pci.h
+++ b/hw/virtio-pci.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ typedef struct {
     bool ioeventfd_disabled;
     bool ioeventfd_started;
     VirtIOIRQFD *vector_irqfd;
+    int nvqs_with_notifiers;
 } VirtIOPCIProxy;
 
 void virtio_init_pci(VirtIOPCIProxy *proxy, VirtIODevice *vdev);
diff --git a/hw/virtio.h b/hw/virtio.h
index 75b3e3e..1a21c84 100644
--- a/hw/virtio.h
+++ b/hw/virtio.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ typedef struct {
     int (*load_done)(DeviceState *d, QEMUFile *f);
     unsigned (*get_features)(DeviceState *d);
     bool (*query_guest_notifiers)(DeviceState *d);
-    int (*set_guest_notifiers)(DeviceState *d, bool assigned);
+    int (*set_guest_notifiers)(DeviceState *d, int nvqs, bool assigned);
     int (*set_host_notifier)(DeviceState *d, int n, bool assigned);
     void (*vmstate_change)(DeviceState *d, bool running);
 } VirtIOBindings;
