diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vringh.c b/drivers/vhost/vringh.c
index 4af8fa259d65..14e2043d7685 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vringh.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vringh.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ __vringh_iov(struct vringh *vrh, u16 i,
 			iov = wiov;
 		else {
 			iov = riov;
-			if (unlikely(wiov && wiov->i)) {
+			if (unlikely(wiov && wiov->used)) {
 				vringh_bad("Readable desc %p after writable",
 					   &descs[i]);
 				err = -EINVAL;