diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
index 3c14947589..7e452849fa 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
@@ -1160,7 +1160,8 @@ static int vhost_user_write_sync(struct vhost_dev *dev, VhostUserMsg *msg,
 
 static int vhost_set_vring(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                            unsigned long int request,
-                           struct vhost_vring_state *ring)
+                           struct vhost_vring_state *ring,
+                           bool wait_for_reply)
 {
     VhostUserMsg msg = {
         .hdr.request = request,
@@ -1169,13 +1170,13 @@ static int vhost_set_vring(struct vhost_dev *dev,
         .hdr.size = sizeof(msg.payload.state),
     };
 
-    return vhost_user_write(dev, &msg, NULL, 0);
+    return vhost_user_write_sync(dev, &msg, wait_for_reply);
 }
 
 static int vhost_user_set_vring_num(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                     struct vhost_vring_state *ring)
 {
-    return vhost_set_vring(dev, VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_NUM, ring);
+    return vhost_set_vring(dev, VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_NUM, ring, false);
 }
 
 static void vhost_user_host_notifier_free(VhostUserHostNotifier *n)
@@ -1206,7 +1207,7 @@ static void vhost_user_host_notifier_remove(VhostUserHostNotifier *n,
 static int vhost_user_set_vring_base(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                      struct vhost_vring_state *ring)
 {
-    return vhost_set_vring(dev, VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_BASE, ring);
+    return vhost_set_vring(dev, VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_BASE, ring, false);
 }
 
 static int vhost_user_set_vring_enable(struct vhost_dev *dev, int enable)
@@ -1224,7 +1225,7 @@ static int vhost_user_set_vring_enable(struct vhost_dev *dev, int enable)
             .num   = enable,
         };
 
-        ret = vhost_set_vring(dev, VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_ENABLE, &state);
+        ret = vhost_set_vring(dev, VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_ENABLE, &state, false);
         if (ret < 0) {
             /*
              * Restoring the previous state is likely infeasible, as well as