diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index ef37ad1..5567aa2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ static const struct rte_virtio_xstats_name_off rte_virtio_txq_stat_strings[] = {
 #define VIRTIO_NB_TXQ_XSTATS (sizeof(rte_virtio_txq_stat_strings) / \
 			    sizeof(rte_virtio_txq_stat_strings[0]))
 
+struct virtio_hw_internal virtio_hw_internal[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
+
 static int
 virtio_send_command(struct virtnet_ctl *cvq, struct virtio_pmd_ctrl *ctrl,
 		int *dlen, int pkt_num)
@@ -360,7 +362,7 @@ virtio_init_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t vtpci_queue_idx)
 	 * Read the virtqueue size from the Queue Size field
 	 * Always power of 2 and if 0 virtqueue does not exist
 	 */
-	vq_size = hw->vtpci_ops->get_queue_num(hw, vtpci_queue_idx);
+	vq_size = VTPCI_OPS(hw)->get_queue_num(hw, vtpci_queue_idx);
 	PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "vq_size: %u", vq_size);
 	if (vq_size == 0) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "virtqueue does not exist");
@@ -519,7 +521,7 @@ virtio_init_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t vtpci_queue_idx)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (hw->vtpci_ops->setup_queue(hw, vq) < 0) {
+	if (VTPCI_OPS(hw)->setup_queue(hw, vq) < 0) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "setup_queue failed");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1114,7 +1116,7 @@ virtio_negotiate_features(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint64_t req_features)
 		req_features);
 
 	/* Read device(host) feature bits */
-	host_features = hw->vtpci_ops->get_features(hw);
+	host_features = VTPCI_OPS(hw)->get_features(hw);
 	PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "host_features before negotiate = %" PRIx64,
 		host_features);
 
@@ -1322,6 +1324,7 @@ eth_virtio_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	hw->port_id = eth_dev->data->port_id;
 	pci_dev = eth_dev->pci_dev;
 
 	if (pci_dev) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c
index 9b47165..b1f2e18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c
@@ -537,14 +537,14 @@ void
 vtpci_read_dev_config(struct virtio_hw *hw, size_t offset,
 		      void *dst, int length)
 {
-	hw->vtpci_ops->read_dev_cfg(hw, offset, dst, length);
+	VTPCI_OPS(hw)->read_dev_cfg(hw, offset, dst, length);
 }
 
 void
 vtpci_write_dev_config(struct virtio_hw *hw, size_t offset,
 		       const void *src, int length)
 {
-	hw->vtpci_ops->write_dev_cfg(hw, offset, src, length);
+	VTPCI_OPS(hw)->write_dev_cfg(hw, offset, src, length);
 }
 
 uint64_t
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ vtpci_negotiate_features(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint64_t host_features)
 	 * host all support.
 	 */
 	features = host_features & hw->guest_features;
-	hw->vtpci_ops->set_features(hw, features);
+	VTPCI_OPS(hw)->set_features(hw, features);
 
 	return features;
 }
@@ -565,9 +565,9 @@ vtpci_negotiate_features(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint64_t host_features)
 void
 vtpci_reset(struct virtio_hw *hw)
 {
-	hw->vtpci_ops->set_status(hw, VIRTIO_CONFIG_STATUS_RESET);
+	VTPCI_OPS(hw)->set_status(hw, VIRTIO_CONFIG_STATUS_RESET);
 	/* flush status write */
-	hw->vtpci_ops->get_status(hw);
+	VTPCI_OPS(hw)->get_status(hw);
 }
 
 void
@@ -580,21 +580,21 @@ void
 vtpci_set_status(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint8_t status)
 {
 	if (status != VIRTIO_CONFIG_STATUS_RESET)
-		status |= hw->vtpci_ops->get_status(hw);
+		status |= VTPCI_OPS(hw)->get_status(hw);
 
-	hw->vtpci_ops->set_status(hw, status);
+	VTPCI_OPS(hw)->set_status(hw, status);
 }
 
 uint8_t
 vtpci_get_status(struct virtio_hw *hw)
 {
-	return hw->vtpci_ops->get_status(hw);
+	return VTPCI_OPS(hw)->get_status(hw);
 }
 
 uint8_t
 vtpci_isr(struct virtio_hw *hw)
 {
-	return hw->vtpci_ops->get_isr(hw);
+	return VTPCI_OPS(hw)->get_isr(hw);
 }
 
 
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ vtpci_isr(struct virtio_hw *hw)
 uint16_t
 vtpci_irq_config(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint16_t vec)
 {
-	return hw->vtpci_ops->set_config_irq(hw, vec);
+	return VTPCI_OPS(hw)->set_config_irq(hw, vec);
 }
 
 static void *
@@ -736,8 +736,8 @@ vtpci_init(struct rte_pci_device *dev, struct virtio_hw *hw,
 	 */
 	if (virtio_read_caps(dev, hw) == 0) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "modern virtio pci detected.");
-		hw->vtpci_ops = &modern_ops;
-		hw->modern    = 1;
+		virtio_hw_internal[hw->port_id].vtpci_ops = &modern_ops;
+		hw->modern = 1;
 		*dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC;
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ vtpci_init(struct rte_pci_device *dev, struct virtio_hw *hw,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	hw->vtpci_ops = &legacy_ops;
+	virtio_hw_internal[hw->port_id].vtpci_ops = &legacy_ops;
 	hw->use_msix = legacy_virtio_has_msix(&dev->addr);
 	hw->modern   = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
index de271bf..268bb82 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ struct virtio_hw {
 	uint8_t	    use_msix;
 	uint8_t     modern;
 	uint8_t     use_simple_rxtx;
+	uint8_t     port_id;
 	uint8_t     mac_addr[ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
 	uint32_t    notify_off_multiplier;
 	uint8_t     *isr;
@@ -261,12 +262,26 @@ struct virtio_hw {
 	struct rte_pci_device *dev;
 	struct virtio_pci_common_cfg *common_cfg;
 	struct virtio_net_config *dev_cfg;
-	const struct virtio_pci_ops *vtpci_ops;
 	void	    *virtio_user_dev;
 
 	struct virtqueue **vqs;
 };
 
+
+/*
+ * While virtio_hw is stored in shared memory, this structure stores
+ * some infos that may vary in the multiple process model locally.
+ * For example, the vtpci_ops pointer.
+ */
+struct virtio_hw_internal {
+	const struct virtio_pci_ops *vtpci_ops;
+};
+
+#define VTPCI_OPS(hw)	(virtio_hw_internal[(hw)->port_id].vtpci_ops)
+
+extern struct virtio_hw_internal virtio_hw_internal[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
+
+
 /*
  * This structure is just a reference to read
  * net device specific config space; it just a chodu structure
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
index 406beea..7d2a9d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ virtio_user_eth_dev_alloc(const char *name)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	hw->vtpci_ops = &virtio_user_ops;
+	hw->port_id = data->port_id;
+	virtio_hw_internal[hw->port_id].vtpci_ops = &virtio_user_ops;
 	hw->use_msix = 0;
 	hw->modern   = 0;
 	hw->use_simple_rxtx = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h
index f0bb089..b1070e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ virtqueue_notify(struct virtqueue *vq)
 	 * For virtio on IA, the notificaiton is through io port operation
 	 * which is a serialization instruction itself.
 	 */
-	vq->hw->vtpci_ops->notify_queue(vq->hw, vq);
+	VTPCI_OPS(vq->hw)->notify_queue(vq->hw, vq);
 }
 
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_VIRTIO_DEBUG_DUMP
