diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
index f2ad450db547..e65c0fa95d31 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
@@ -473,11 +473,14 @@ static void vdpasim_set_vq_ready(struct vdpa_device *vdpa, u16 idx, bool ready)
 {
 	struct vdpasim *vdpasim = vdpa_to_sim(vdpa);
 	struct vdpasim_virtqueue *vq = &vdpasim->vqs[idx];
+	bool old_ready;
 
 	spin_lock(&vdpasim->lock);
+	old_ready = vq->ready;
 	vq->ready = ready;
-	if (vq->ready)
+	if (vq->ready && !old_ready) {
 		vdpasim_queue_ready(vdpasim, idx);
+	}
 	spin_unlock(&vdpasim->lock);
 }