diff --git a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
index fe1d8d1669..16f03701b7 100644
--- a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
+++ b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
@@ -757,10 +757,14 @@ static void ivshmem_msix_vector_use(IVShmemState *s)
     }
 }
 
+static void ivshmem_disable_irqfd(IVShmemState *s);
+
 static void ivshmem_reset(DeviceState *d)
 {
     IVShmemState *s = IVSHMEM_COMMON(d);
 
+    ivshmem_disable_irqfd(s);
+
     s->intrstatus = 0;
     s->intrmask = 0;
     if (ivshmem_has_feature(s, IVSHMEM_MSI)) {