diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index 34accdf615..2386b511f3 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -451,8 +451,13 @@ static void vhost_commit(MemoryListener *listener)
         changed = true;
     } else {
         /* Same size, lets check the contents */
-        changed = n_old_sections && memcmp(dev->mem_sections, old_sections,
-                         n_old_sections * sizeof(old_sections[0])) != 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < n_old_sections; i++) {
+            if (!MemoryRegionSection_eq(&old_sections[i],
+                                        &dev->mem_sections[i])) {
+                changed = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     trace_vhost_commit(dev->started, changed);
diff --git a/include/exec/memory.h b/include/exec/memory.h
index a30245c25a..6e67043ee0 100644
--- a/include/exec/memory.h
+++ b/include/exec/memory.h
@@ -495,15 +495,27 @@ static inline FlatView *address_space_to_flatview(AddressSpace *as)
  * @nonvolatile: this section is non-volatile
  */
 struct MemoryRegionSection {
+    Int128 size;
     MemoryRegion *mr;
     FlatView *fv;
     hwaddr offset_within_region;
-    Int128 size;
     hwaddr offset_within_address_space;
     bool readonly;
     bool nonvolatile;
 };
 
+static inline bool MemoryRegionSection_eq(MemoryRegionSection *a,
+                                          MemoryRegionSection *b)
+{
+    return a->mr == b->mr &&
+           a->fv == b->fv &&
+           a->offset_within_region == b->offset_within_region &&
+           a->offset_within_address_space == b->offset_within_address_space &&
+           int128_eq(a->size, b->size) &&
+           a->readonly == b->readonly &&
+           a->nonvolatile == b->nonvolatile;
+}
+
 /**
  * memory_region_init: Initialize a memory region
  *