diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index df51a35cf537..6ffef199d7d5 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ static void vhost_net_vq_reset(struct vhost_net *n)
 	for (i = 0; i < VHOST_NET_VQ_MAX; i++) {
 		n->vqs[i].done_idx = 0;
 		n->vqs[i].upend_idx = 0;
+		if (n->vqs[i].ubufs)
+			vhost_net_ubuf_put_wait_and_free(n->vqs[i].ubufs);
 		n->vqs[i].ubufs = NULL;
 		n->vqs[i].vhost_hlen = 0;
 		n->vqs[i].sock_hlen = 0;