diff --git a/tests/qtest/libqos/virtio.c b/tests/qtest/libqos/virtio.c
index 410513225f..4f39124eba 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/libqos/virtio.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/libqos/virtio.c
@@ -280,14 +280,27 @@ QVRingIndirectDesc *qvring_indirect_desc_setup(QTestState *qs, QVirtioDevice *d,
     indirect->elem = elem;
     indirect->desc = guest_alloc(alloc, sizeof(struct vring_desc) * elem);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < elem - 1; ++i) {
+    for (i = 0; i < elem; ++i) {
         /* indirect->desc[i].addr */
         qvirtio_writeq(d, qs, indirect->desc + (16 * i), 0);
-        /* indirect->desc[i].flags */
-        qvirtio_writew(d, qs, indirect->desc + (16 * i) + 12,
-                       VRING_DESC_F_NEXT);
-        /* indirect->desc[i].next */
-        qvirtio_writew(d, qs, indirect->desc + (16 * i) + 14, i + 1);
+
+        /*
+         * If it's not the last element of the ring, set
+         * the chain (VRING_DESC_F_NEXT) flag and
+         * desc->next. Clear the last element - there's
+         * no guarantee that guest_alloc() will do it.
+         */
+        if (i != elem - 1) {
+            /* indirect->desc[i].flags */
+            qvirtio_writew(d, qs, indirect->desc + (16 * i) + 12,
+                           VRING_DESC_F_NEXT);
+
+            /* indirect->desc[i].next */
+            qvirtio_writew(d, qs, indirect->desc + (16 * i) + 14, i + 1);
+        } else {
+            qvirtio_writew(d, qs, indirect->desc + (16 * i) + 12, 0);
+            qvirtio_writew(d, qs, indirect->desc + (16 * i) + 14, 0);
+        }
     }
 
     return indirect;