diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
index 65d6299343..8dcf049d42 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ static bool vhost_user_per_device_request(VhostUserRequest request)
     case VHOST_USER_SET_MEM_TABLE:
     case VHOST_USER_GET_QUEUE_NUM:
     case VHOST_USER_NET_SET_MTU:
+    case VHOST_USER_RESET_DEVICE:
     case VHOST_USER_ADD_MEM_REG:
     case VHOST_USER_REM_MEM_REG:
         return true;