diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user/vhost-net-user.c b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user/vhost-net-user.c
index 6b9ebd7..35215b4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user/vhost-net-user.c
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user/vhost-net-user.c
@@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ vserver_message_handler(int connfd, uint64_t dat)
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, VHOST_CONFIG,
 			"vhost read message failed\n");
 
-		/*TODO: cleanup */
 		close(connfd);
 		fdset_del(&g_vhost_server->fdset, connfd);
+		user_destroy_device(ctx);
 		ops->destroy_device(ctx);
 
 		return;
@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ vserver_message_handler(int connfd, uint64_t dat)
 		RTE_LOG(INFO, VHOST_CONFIG,
 			"vhost peer closed\n");
 
-		/*TODO: cleanup */
 		close(connfd);
 		fdset_del(&g_vhost_server->fdset, connfd);
+		user_destroy_device(ctx);
 		ops->destroy_device(ctx);
 
 		return;
@@ -304,9 +304,10 @@ vserver_message_handler(int connfd, uint64_t dat)
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, VHOST_CONFIG,
 			"vhost read incorrect message\n");
 
-		/*TODO: cleanup */
 		close(connfd);
 		fdset_del(&g_vhost_server->fdset, connfd);
+		user_destroy_device(ctx);
+		ops->destroy_device(ctx);
 
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user/virtio-net-user.c b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user/virtio-net-user.c
index 4e49e9b..75f9f54 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user/virtio-net-user.c
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user/virtio-net-user.c
@@ -65,6 +65,31 @@ get_blk_size(int fd)
 	return (uint64_t)stat.st_blksize;
 }
 
+static void
+free_mem_region(struct virtio_net *dev)
+{
+	struct orig_region_map *region;
+	unsigned int idx;
+	int ret;
+	uint64_t alignment;
+
+	if (!dev || !dev->mem)
+		return;
+
+	region = orig_region(dev->mem, dev->mem->nregions);
+	for (idx = 0; idx < dev->mem->nregions; idx++) {
+		if (region[idx].mapped_address) {
+			alignment = region[idx].blksz;
+			printf("Freeing %p\n",
+				(void *)(uintptr_t)region[idx].mapped_address);
+			ret = munmap((void *)RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(region[idx].mapped_address, alignment), RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(region[idx].mapped_size, alignment));
+			printf("munmap ret= %d\n", ret);
+			printf("close file %d\n", region[idx].fd);
+			close(region[idx].fd);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 int
 user_set_mem_table(struct vhost_device_ctx ctx, struct VhostUserMsg *pmsg)
 {
@@ -73,28 +98,15 @@ user_set_mem_table(struct vhost_device_ctx ctx, struct VhostUserMsg *pmsg)
 	uint64_t mapped_address, mapped_size, base_address = 0;
 	struct virtio_net *dev;
 	unsigned int idx = 0;
+	struct orig_region_map *region;
 	struct orig_region_map tmp[VHOST_MEMORY_MAX_NREGIONS] =
 		{ [0 ... VHOST_MEMORY_MAX_NREGIONS - 1] = { 0 } };
-	struct orig_region_map *region;
 	uint64_t alignment;
-	int ret;
 
 	/* unmap old memory regions one by one*/
 	dev = get_device(ctx);
-	if (dev->mem) {
-		region = orig_region(dev->mem, dev->mem->nregions);
-		for (idx = 0; idx < dev->mem->nregions; idx++) {
-			if (region[idx].mapped_address) {
-				alignment = region[idx].blksz;
-				printf("Freeing %p\n",
-					(void *)(uintptr_t)region[idx].mapped_address);
-				ret = munmap((void *)RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(region[idx].mapped_address, alignment),
-					RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(region[idx].mapped_size, alignment));
-				printf("munmap ret= %d\n", ret);
-				printf("close file %d\n", region[idx].fd);
-				close(region[idx].fd);
-			}
-		}
+	if (dev && dev->mem) {
+		free_mem_region(dev);
 		free(dev->mem);
 		dev->mem = NULL;
 	}
@@ -248,7 +260,6 @@ user_set_vring_kick(struct vhost_device_ctx ctx, struct VhostUserMsg *pmsg)
 	if (virtio_is_ready(dev) &&
 		!(dev->flags & VIRTIO_DEV_RUNNING))
 			notify_ops->new_device(dev);
-
 }
 
 /*
@@ -284,5 +295,19 @@ user_get_vring_base(struct vhost_device_ctx ctx,
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+user_destroy_device(struct vhost_device_ctx ctx)
+{
+	struct virtio_net *dev = get_device(ctx);
+
+	if (dev && (dev->flags & VIRTIO_DEV_RUNNING))
+		notify_ops->destroy_device(dev);
 
+	if (dev && dev->mem) {
+		free_mem_region(dev);
+		free(dev->mem);
+		dev->mem = NULL;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user/virtio-net-user.h b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user/virtio-net-user.h
index 0f6a75a..df24860 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user/virtio-net-user.h
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user/virtio-net-user.h
@@ -45,4 +45,5 @@ void user_set_vring_kick(struct vhost_device_ctx, struct VhostUserMsg *);
 
 int user_get_vring_base(struct vhost_device_ctx, struct vhost_vring_state *);
 
+void user_destroy_device(struct vhost_device_ctx);
 #endif
