diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index 4acd77e890..a1e8b79e1a 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
     do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
-static struct vhost_log *vhost_log;
-static struct vhost_log *vhost_log_shm;
+static struct vhost_log *vhost_log[VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_MAX];
+static struct vhost_log *vhost_log_shm[VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_MAX];
 
 /* Memslots used by backends that support private memslots (without an fd). */
 static unsigned int used_memslots;
@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ static int vhost_set_backend_type(struct vhost_dev *dev,
         r = -1;
     }
 
+    if (r == 0) {
+        assert(dev->vhost_ops->backend_type == backend_type);
+    }
+
     return r;
 }
 
@@ -319,16 +323,22 @@ static struct vhost_log *vhost_log_alloc(uint64_t size, bool share)
     return log;
 }
 
-static struct vhost_log *vhost_log_get(uint64_t size, bool share)
+static struct vhost_log *vhost_log_get(VhostBackendType backend_type,
+                                       uint64_t size, bool share)
 {
-    struct vhost_log *log = share ? vhost_log_shm : vhost_log;
+    struct vhost_log *log;
+
+    assert(backend_type > VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_NONE);
+    assert(backend_type < VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_MAX);
+
+    log = share ? vhost_log_shm[backend_type] : vhost_log[backend_type];
 
     if (!log || log->size != size) {
         log = vhost_log_alloc(size, share);
         if (share) {
-            vhost_log_shm = log;
+            vhost_log_shm[backend_type] = log;
         } else {
-            vhost_log = log;
+            vhost_log[backend_type] = log;
         }
     } else {
         ++log->refcnt;
@@ -340,11 +350,20 @@ static struct vhost_log *vhost_log_get(uint64_t size, bool share)
 static void vhost_log_put(struct vhost_dev *dev, bool sync)
 {
     struct vhost_log *log = dev->log;
+    VhostBackendType backend_type;
 
     if (!log) {
         return;
     }
 
+    assert(dev->vhost_ops);
+    backend_type = dev->vhost_ops->backend_type;
+
+    if (backend_type == VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_NONE ||
+        backend_type >= VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_MAX) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     --log->refcnt;
     if (log->refcnt == 0) {
         /* Sync only the range covered by the old log */
@@ -352,13 +371,13 @@ static void vhost_log_put(struct vhost_dev *dev, bool sync)
             vhost_log_sync_range(dev, 0, dev->log_size * VHOST_LOG_CHUNK - 1);
         }
 
-        if (vhost_log == log) {
+        if (vhost_log[backend_type] == log) {
             g_free(log->log);
-            vhost_log = NULL;
-        } else if (vhost_log_shm == log) {
+            vhost_log[backend_type] = NULL;
+        } else if (vhost_log_shm[backend_type] == log) {
             qemu_memfd_free(log->log, log->size * sizeof(*(log->log)),
                             log->fd);
-            vhost_log_shm = NULL;
+            vhost_log_shm[backend_type] = NULL;
         }
 
         g_free(log);
@@ -376,7 +395,8 @@ static bool vhost_dev_log_is_shared(struct vhost_dev *dev)
 
 static inline void vhost_dev_log_resize(struct vhost_dev *dev, uint64_t size)
 {
-    struct vhost_log *log = vhost_log_get(size, vhost_dev_log_is_shared(dev));
+    struct vhost_log *log = vhost_log_get(dev->vhost_ops->backend_type,
+                                          size, vhost_dev_log_is_shared(dev));
     uint64_t log_base = (uintptr_t)log->log;
     int r;
 
@@ -2044,7 +2064,8 @@ int vhost_dev_start(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev, bool vrings)
         uint64_t log_base;
 
         hdev->log_size = vhost_get_log_size(hdev);
-        hdev->log = vhost_log_get(hdev->log_size,
+        hdev->log = vhost_log_get(hdev->vhost_ops->backend_type,
+                                  hdev->log_size,
                                   vhost_dev_log_is_shared(hdev));
         log_base = (uintptr_t)hdev->log->log;
         r = hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_set_log_base(hdev,