diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio.c b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
index f35178f5fc..98c4819fcc 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ static void virtqueue_split_get_avail_bytes(VirtQueue *vq,
                             VRingMemoryRegionCaches *caches)
 {
     VirtIODevice *vdev = vq->vdev;
-    unsigned int max, idx;
+    unsigned int idx;
     unsigned int total_bufs, in_total, out_total;
     MemoryRegionCache indirect_desc_cache = MEMORY_REGION_CACHE_INVALID;
     int64_t len = 0;
@@ -1078,13 +1078,12 @@ static void virtqueue_split_get_avail_bytes(VirtQueue *vq,
     idx = vq->last_avail_idx;
     total_bufs = in_total = out_total = 0;
 
-    max = vq->vring.num;
-
     while ((rc = virtqueue_num_heads(vq, idx)) > 0) {
         MemoryRegionCache *desc_cache = &caches->desc;
         unsigned int num_bufs;
         VRingDesc desc;
         unsigned int i;
+        unsigned int max = vq->vring.num;
 
         num_bufs = total_bufs;
 
@@ -1206,7 +1205,7 @@ static void virtqueue_packed_get_avail_bytes(VirtQueue *vq,
                                              VRingMemoryRegionCaches *caches)
 {
     VirtIODevice *vdev = vq->vdev;
-    unsigned int max, idx;
+    unsigned int idx;
     unsigned int total_bufs, in_total, out_total;
     MemoryRegionCache *desc_cache;
     MemoryRegionCache indirect_desc_cache = MEMORY_REGION_CACHE_INVALID;
@@ -1218,14 +1217,14 @@ static void virtqueue_packed_get_avail_bytes(VirtQueue *vq,
     wrap_counter = vq->last_avail_wrap_counter;
     total_bufs = in_total = out_total = 0;
 
-    max = vq->vring.num;
-
     for (;;) {
         unsigned int num_bufs = total_bufs;
         unsigned int i = idx;
         int rc;
+        unsigned int max = vq->vring.num;
 
         desc_cache = &caches->desc;
+
         vring_packed_desc_read(vdev, &desc, desc_cache, idx, true);
         if (!is_desc_avail(desc.flags, wrap_counter)) {
             break;