diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
index a346f23d13..586c5457e2 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
@@ -86,8 +86,11 @@ struct vhost_dev {
     /* if non-zero, minimum required value for max_queues */
     int num_queues;
     uint64_t features;
+    /** @acked_features: final set of negotiated features */
     uint64_t acked_features;
+    /** @backend_features: backend specific feature bits */
     uint64_t backend_features;
+    /** @protocol_features: final negotiated protocol features */
     uint64_t protocol_features;
     uint64_t max_queues;
     uint64_t backend_cap;