diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
index 7512afbc84..fdc827f82e 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ typedef struct VirtQueueElement
     unsigned int ndescs;
     unsigned int out_num;
     unsigned int in_num;
+    /* Element has been processed (VIRTIO_F_IN_ORDER) */
+    bool in_order_filled;
     hwaddr *in_addr;
     hwaddr *out_addr;
     struct iovec *in_sg;