diff --git a/tests/virtio-9p-test.c b/tests/virtio-9p-test.c
index 00f00f7246..5ada2839b9 100644
--- a/tests/virtio-9p-test.c
+++ b/tests/virtio-9p-test.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ typedef struct {
     QOSState *qs;
     QVirtQueue *vq;
     char *test_share;
-    uint16_t p9_req_tag;
 } QVirtIO9P;
 
 static QVirtIO9P *qvirtio_9p_start(const char *driver)
@@ -294,10 +293,11 @@ static void v9fs_rlerror(P9Req *req, uint32_t *err)
 }
 
 /* size[4] Tversion tag[2] msize[4] version[s] */
-static P9Req *v9fs_tversion(QVirtIO9P *v9p, uint32_t msize, const char *version)
+static P9Req *v9fs_tversion(QVirtIO9P *v9p, uint32_t msize, const char *version,
+                            uint16_t tag)
 {
     P9Req *req = v9fs_req_init(v9p, 4 + v9fs_string_size(version), P9_TVERSION,
-                               P9_NOTAG);
+                               tag);
 
     v9fs_uint32_write(req, msize);
     v9fs_string_write(req, version);
@@ -323,12 +323,12 @@ static void v9fs_rversion(P9Req *req, uint16_t *len, char **version)
 }
 
 /* size[4] Tattach tag[2] fid[4] afid[4] uname[s] aname[s] n_uname[4] */
-static P9Req *v9fs_tattach(QVirtIO9P *v9p, uint32_t fid, uint32_t n_uname)
+static P9Req *v9fs_tattach(QVirtIO9P *v9p, uint32_t fid, uint32_t n_uname,
+                           uint16_t tag)
 {
     const char *uname = ""; /* ignored by QEMU */
     const char *aname = ""; /* ignored by QEMU */
-    P9Req *req = v9fs_req_init(v9p, 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 4, P9_TATTACH,
-                               ++(v9p->p9_req_tag));
+    P9Req *req = v9fs_req_init(v9p, 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 4, P9_TATTACH, tag);
 
     v9fs_uint32_write(req, fid);
     v9fs_uint32_write(req, P9_NOFID);
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static void v9fs_rattach(P9Req *req, v9fs_qid *qid)
 
 /* size[4] Twalk tag[2] fid[4] newfid[4] nwname[2] nwname*(wname[s]) */
 static P9Req *v9fs_twalk(QVirtIO9P *v9p, uint32_t fid, uint32_t newfid,
-                         uint16_t nwname, char *const wnames[])
+                         uint16_t nwname, char *const wnames[], uint16_t tag)
 {
     P9Req *req;
     int i;
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static P9Req *v9fs_twalk(QVirtIO9P *v9p, uint32_t fid, uint32_t newfid,
     for (i = 0; i < nwname; i++) {
         size += v9fs_string_size(wnames[i]);
     }
-    req = v9fs_req_init(v9p,  size, P9_TWALK, ++(v9p->p9_req_tag));
+    req = v9fs_req_init(v9p,  size, P9_TWALK, tag);
     v9fs_uint32_write(req, fid);
     v9fs_uint32_write(req, newfid);
     v9fs_uint16_write(req, nwname);
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static void fs_version(QVirtIO9P *v9p)
     char *server_version;
     P9Req *req;
 
-    req = v9fs_tversion(v9p, P9_MAX_SIZE, version);
+    req = v9fs_tversion(v9p, P9_MAX_SIZE, version, P9_NOTAG);
     v9fs_rversion(req, &server_len, &server_version);
 
     g_assert_cmpmem(server_version, server_len, version, strlen(version));
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ static void fs_attach(QVirtIO9P *v9p)
     P9Req *req;
 
     fs_version(v9p);
-    req = v9fs_tattach(v9p, 0, getuid());
+    req = v9fs_tattach(v9p, 0, getuid(), 0);
     v9fs_rattach(req, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static void fs_walk(QVirtIO9P *v9p)
     }
 
     fs_attach(v9p);
-    req = v9fs_twalk(v9p, 0, 1, P9_MAXWELEM, wnames);
+    req = v9fs_twalk(v9p, 0, 1, P9_MAXWELEM, wnames, 0);
     v9fs_rwalk(req, &nwqid, &wqid);
 
     g_assert_cmpint(nwqid, ==, P9_MAXWELEM);
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static void fs_walk_no_slash(QVirtIO9P *v9p)
     uint32_t err;
 
     fs_attach(v9p);
-    req = v9fs_twalk(v9p, 0, 1, 1, wnames);
+    req = v9fs_twalk(v9p, 0, 1, 1, wnames, 0);
     v9fs_rlerror(req, &err);
 
     g_assert_cmpint(err, ==, ENOENT);
@@ -466,10 +466,10 @@ static void fs_walk_dotdot(QVirtIO9P *v9p)
     P9Req *req;
 
     fs_version(v9p);
-    req = v9fs_tattach(v9p, 0, getuid());
+    req = v9fs_tattach(v9p, 0, getuid(), 0);
     v9fs_rattach(req, &root_qid);
 
-    req = v9fs_twalk(v9p, 0, 1, 1, wnames);
+    req = v9fs_twalk(v9p, 0, 1, 1, wnames, 0);
     v9fs_rwalk(req, NULL, &wqid); /* We now we'll get one qid */
 
     g_assert_cmpmem(&root_qid, 13, wqid[0], 13);