diff --git a/net/vhost-vdpa.c b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
index 1e9fe47c03..df1e69ee72 100644
--- a/net/vhost-vdpa.c
+++ b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
@@ -306,7 +306,9 @@ int net_init_vhost_vdpa(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
 
 err:
     if (i) {
-        qemu_del_net_client(ncs[0]);
+        for (i--; i >= 0; i--) {
+            qemu_del_net_client(ncs[i]);
+        }
     }
     qemu_close(vdpa_device_fd);