diff --git a/net/tap.c b/net/tap.c
index de05f20e28..2126f4882d 100644
--- a/net/tap.c
+++ b/net/tap.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "qemu/sockets.h"
 
 #include "net/tap.h"
 
@@ -693,6 +694,7 @@ static void net_init_tap_one(const NetdevTapOptions *tap, NetClientState *peer,
                 }
                 return;
             }
+            qemu_set_nonblock(vhostfd);
         } else {
             vhostfd = open("/dev/vhost-net", O_RDWR);
             if (vhostfd < 0) {