diff --git a/include/net/vhost-user.h b/include/net/vhost-user.h
index 5bcd8a6285..35bf619709 100644
--- a/include/net/vhost-user.h
+++ b/include/net/vhost-user.h
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
 struct vhost_net;
 struct vhost_net *vhost_user_get_vhost_net(NetClientState *nc);
 uint64_t vhost_user_get_acked_features(NetClientState *nc);
+void vhost_user_save_acked_features(NetClientState *nc);
 
 #endif /* VHOST_USER_H */
diff --git a/net/vhost-user.c b/net/vhost-user.c
index 3a6b90da86..f5cb095d5c 100644
--- a/net/vhost-user.c
+++ b/net/vhost-user.c
@@ -45,10 +45,23 @@ uint64_t vhost_user_get_acked_features(NetClientState *nc)
     return s->acked_features;
 }
 
-static void vhost_user_stop(int queues, NetClientState *ncs[])
+void vhost_user_save_acked_features(NetClientState *nc)
 {
     NetVhostUserState *s;
+
+    s = DO_UPCAST(NetVhostUserState, nc, nc);
+    if (s->vhost_net) {
+        uint64_t features = vhost_net_get_acked_features(s->vhost_net);
+        if (features) {
+            s->acked_features = features;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void vhost_user_stop(int queues, NetClientState *ncs[])
+{
     int i;
+    NetVhostUserState *s;
 
     for (i = 0; i < queues; i++) {
         assert(ncs[i]->info->type == NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_USER);
@@ -56,11 +69,7 @@ static void vhost_user_stop(int queues, NetClientState *ncs[])
         s = DO_UPCAST(NetVhostUserState, nc, ncs[i]);
 
         if (s->vhost_net) {
-            /* save acked features */
-            uint64_t features = vhost_net_get_acked_features(s->vhost_net);
-            if (features) {
-                s->acked_features = features;
-            }
+            vhost_user_save_acked_features(ncs[i]);
             vhost_net_cleanup(s->vhost_net);
         }
     }