diff --git a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
index ed2ddebd2b..ba846fe9dc 100644
--- a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
@@ -1206,9 +1206,14 @@ static void virtio_blk_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
     VirtIOBlock *s = VIRTIO_BLK(dev);
+    VirtIOBlkConf *conf = &s->conf;
+    unsigned i;
 
     virtio_blk_data_plane_destroy(s->dataplane);
     s->dataplane = NULL;
+    for (i = 0; i < conf->num_queues; i++) {
+        virtio_del_queue(vdev, i);
+    }
     qemu_del_vm_change_state_handler(s->change);
     blockdev_mark_auto_del(s->blk);
     virtio_cleanup(vdev);