diff --git a/hw/net/vhost_net.c b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
index 29f2c4212f..30379d2ca4 100644
--- a/hw/net/vhost_net.c
+++ b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
@@ -326,11 +326,11 @@ int vhost_net_start(VirtIODevice *dev, NetClientState *ncs,
     VirtIONet *n = VIRTIO_NET(dev);
     int nvhosts = data_queue_pairs + cvq;
     struct vhost_net *net;
-    int r, e, i, last_index = data_queue_pairs * 2;
+    int r, e, i, index_end = data_queue_pairs * 2;
     NetClientState *peer;
 
-    if (!cvq) {
-        last_index -= 1;
+    if (cvq) {
+        index_end += 1;
     }
 
     if (!k->set_guest_notifiers) {
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ int vhost_net_start(VirtIODevice *dev, NetClientState *ncs,
         }
 
         net = get_vhost_net(peer);
-        vhost_net_set_vq_index(net, i * 2, last_index);
+        vhost_net_set_vq_index(net, i * 2, index_end);
 
         /* Suppress the masking guest notifiers on vhost user
          * because vhost user doesn't interrupt masking/unmasking