diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 867c7ebd3f10..58b96baa8d48 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -2203,10 +2203,10 @@ void vring_del_virtqueue(struct virtqueue *_vq)
 					 vq->split.queue_size_in_bytes,
 					 vq->split.vring.desc,
 					 vq->split.queue_dma_addr);
-
-			kfree(vq->split.desc_state);
 		}
 	}
+	if (!vq->packed_ring)
+		kfree(vq->split.desc_state);
 	list_del(&_vq->list);
 	kfree(vq);
 }