diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 5e1b548828e6..9aaa177e8209 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 	vq->desc_state[head].data = data;
 	if (indirect)
 		vq->desc_state[head].indir_desc = desc;
-	if (ctx)
+	else
 		vq->desc_state[head].indir_desc = ctx;
 
 	/* Put entry in available array (but don't update avail->idx until they