diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.c b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.c
index 4a54ad6bd1..8a4379bc13 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.c
@@ -201,6 +201,39 @@ __vhost_log_cache_write(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 }
 
 
+void *
+alloc_copy_ind_table(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
+		uint64_t desc_addr, uint64_t desc_len)
+{
+	void *idesc;
+	uint64_t src, dst;
+	uint64_t len, remain = desc_len;
+
+	idesc = rte_malloc(__func__, desc_len, 0);
+	if (unlikely(!idesc))
+		return NULL;
+
+	dst = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)idesc;
+
+	while (remain) {
+		len = remain;
+		src = vhost_iova_to_vva(dev, vq, desc_addr, &len,
+				VHOST_ACCESS_RO);
+		if (unlikely(!src || !len)) {
+			rte_free(idesc);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		rte_memcpy((void *)(uintptr_t)dst, (void *)(uintptr_t)src, len);
+
+		remain -= len;
+		dst += len;
+		desc_addr += len;
+	}
+
+	return idesc;
+}
+
 void
 cleanup_vq(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq, int destroy)
 {
diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.h b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.h
index 3ab7b4950f..ab26454e1c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.h
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.h
@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@ void vhost_backend_cleanup(struct virtio_net *dev);
 
 uint64_t __vhost_iova_to_vva(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 			uint64_t iova, uint64_t *len, uint8_t perm);
+void *alloc_copy_ind_table(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
+			uint64_t desc_addr, uint64_t desc_len);
 int vring_translate(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq);
 void vring_invalidate(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq);
 
@@ -601,39 +603,6 @@ vhost_vring_call_packed(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
 		eventfd_write(vq->callfd, (eventfd_t)1);
 }
 
-static __rte_always_inline void *
-alloc_copy_ind_table(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
-		uint64_t desc_addr, uint64_t desc_len)
-{
-	void *idesc;
-	uint64_t src, dst;
-	uint64_t len, remain = desc_len;
-
-	idesc = rte_malloc(__func__, desc_len, 0);
-	if (unlikely(!idesc))
-		return 0;
-
-	dst = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)idesc;
-
-	while (remain) {
-		len = remain;
-		src = vhost_iova_to_vva(dev, vq, desc_addr, &len,
-				VHOST_ACCESS_RO);
-		if (unlikely(!src || !len)) {
-			rte_free(idesc);
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		rte_memcpy((void *)(uintptr_t)dst, (void *)(uintptr_t)src, len);
-
-		remain -= len;
-		dst += len;
-		desc_addr += len;
-	}
-
-	return idesc;
-}
-
 static __rte_always_inline void
 free_ind_table(void *idesc)
 {
diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/virtio_net.c b/lib/librte_vhost/virtio_net.c
index 35ae4992c2..494dd9957e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vhost/virtio_net.c
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/virtio_net.c
@@ -610,6 +610,35 @@ reserve_avail_buf_packed(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+copy_vnet_hdr_to_desc(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
+		struct buf_vector *buf_vec,
+		struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf *hdr){
+	uint64_t len;
+	uint64_t remain = dev->vhost_hlen;
+	uint64_t src = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)hdr, dst;
+	uint64_t iova = buf_vec->buf_iova;
+
+	while (remain) {
+		len = RTE_MIN(remain,
+				buf_vec->buf_len);
+		dst = buf_vec->buf_addr;
+		rte_memcpy((void *)(uintptr_t)dst,
+				(void *)(uintptr_t)src,
+				len);
+
+		PRINT_PACKET(dev, (uintptr_t)dst,
+				(uint32_t)len, 0);
+		vhost_log_cache_write(dev, vq,
+				iova, len);
+
+		remain -= len;
+		iova += len;
+		src += len;
+		buf_vec++;
+	}
+}
+
 static __rte_always_inline int
 copy_mbuf_to_desc(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 			    struct rte_mbuf *m, struct buf_vector *buf_vec,
@@ -703,30 +732,7 @@ copy_mbuf_to_desc(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 						num_buffers);
 
 			if (unlikely(hdr == &tmp_hdr)) {
-				uint64_t len;
-				uint64_t remain = dev->vhost_hlen;
-				uint64_t src = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)hdr, dst;
-				uint64_t iova = buf_vec[0].buf_iova;
-				uint16_t hdr_vec_idx = 0;
-
-				while (remain) {
-					len = RTE_MIN(remain,
-						buf_vec[hdr_vec_idx].buf_len);
-					dst = buf_vec[hdr_vec_idx].buf_addr;
-					rte_memcpy((void *)(uintptr_t)dst,
-							(void *)(uintptr_t)src,
-							len);
-
-					PRINT_PACKET(dev, (uintptr_t)dst,
-							(uint32_t)len, 0);
-					vhost_log_cache_write(dev, vq,
-							iova, len);
-
-					remain -= len;
-					iova += len;
-					src += len;
-					hdr_vec_idx++;
-				}
+				copy_vnet_hdr_to_desc(dev, vq, buf_vec, hdr);
 			} else {
 				PRINT_PACKET(dev, (uintptr_t)hdr_addr,
 						dev->vhost_hlen, 0);
@@ -1063,6 +1069,31 @@ vhost_dequeue_offload(struct virtio_net_hdr *hdr, struct rte_mbuf *m)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+copy_vnet_hdr_from_desc(struct virtio_net_hdr *hdr,
+		struct buf_vector *buf_vec)
+{
+	uint64_t len;
+	uint64_t remain = sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
+	uint64_t src;
+	uint64_t dst = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)&hdr;
+
+	/*
+	 * No luck, the virtio-net header doesn't fit
+	 * in a contiguous virtual area.
+	 */
+	while (remain) {
+		len = RTE_MIN(remain, buf_vec->buf_len);
+		src = buf_vec->buf_addr;
+		rte_memcpy((void *)(uintptr_t)dst,
+				(void *)(uintptr_t)src, len);
+
+		remain -= len;
+		dst += len;
+		buf_vec++;
+	}
+}
+
 static __rte_always_inline int
 copy_desc_to_mbuf(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 		  struct buf_vector *buf_vec, uint16_t nr_vec,
@@ -1094,28 +1125,7 @@ copy_desc_to_mbuf(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 
 	if (virtio_net_with_host_offload(dev)) {
 		if (unlikely(buf_len < sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr))) {
-			uint64_t len;
-			uint64_t remain = sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
-			uint64_t src;
-			uint64_t dst = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)&tmp_hdr;
-			uint16_t hdr_vec_idx = 0;
-
-			/*
-			 * No luck, the virtio-net header doesn't fit
-			 * in a contiguous virtual area.
-			 */
-			while (remain) {
-				len = RTE_MIN(remain,
-					buf_vec[hdr_vec_idx].buf_len);
-				src = buf_vec[hdr_vec_idx].buf_addr;
-				rte_memcpy((void *)(uintptr_t)dst,
-						   (void *)(uintptr_t)src, len);
-
-				remain -= len;
-				dst += len;
-				hdr_vec_idx++;
-			}
-
+			copy_vnet_hdr_from_desc(&tmp_hdr, buf_vec);
 			hdr = &tmp_hdr;
 		} else {
 			hdr = (struct virtio_net_hdr *)((uintptr_t)buf_addr);
