diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c
index 556be1e3da..6d9c712fd5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c
@@ -751,8 +751,10 @@ virtio_read_caps(struct rte_pci_device *dev, struct virtio_hw *hw)
  * Return 0 on success.
  */
 int
-vtpci_init(struct rte_pci_device *dev, struct virtio_hw *hw)
+vtpci_init(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct virtio_pci_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct virtio_hw *hw = &dev->hw;
+
 	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct virtio_pci_dev, hw) != 0);
 
 	/*
@@ -760,19 +762,20 @@ vtpci_init(struct rte_pci_device *dev, struct virtio_hw *hw)
 	 * only on modern pci device. If failed, we fallback to legacy
 	 * virtio handling.
 	 */
-	if (virtio_read_caps(dev, hw) == 0) {
+	if (virtio_read_caps(pci_dev, hw) == 0) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "modern virtio pci detected.");
 		virtio_hw_internal[hw->port_id].vtpci_ops = &modern_ops;
 		hw->bus_type = VIRTIO_BUS_PCI_MODERN;
+		dev->modern = true;
 		goto msix_detect;
 	}
 
 	PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "trying with legacy virtio pci.");
-	if (rte_pci_ioport_map(dev, 0, VTPCI_IO(hw)) < 0) {
-		rte_pci_unmap_device(dev);
-		if (dev->kdrv == RTE_PCI_KDRV_UNKNOWN &&
-		    (!dev->device.devargs ||
-		     dev->device.devargs->bus !=
+	if (rte_pci_ioport_map(pci_dev, 0, VTPCI_IO(hw)) < 0) {
+		rte_pci_unmap_device(pci_dev);
+		if (pci_dev->kdrv == RTE_PCI_KDRV_UNKNOWN &&
+		    (!pci_dev->device.devargs ||
+		     pci_dev->device.devargs->bus !=
 		     rte_bus_find_by_name("pci"))) {
 			PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO,
 				"skip kernel managed virtio device.");
@@ -783,6 +786,7 @@ vtpci_init(struct rte_pci_device *dev, struct virtio_hw *hw)
 
 	virtio_hw_internal[hw->port_id].vtpci_ops = &legacy_ops;
 	hw->bus_type = VIRTIO_BUS_PCI_LEGACY;
+	dev->modern = false;
 
 msix_detect:
 	VTPCI_OPS(hw)->intr_detect(hw);
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
index b29bbb8074..4c22692414 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ struct virtio_hw {
 
 struct virtio_pci_dev {
 	struct virtio_hw hw;
+	bool modern;
 };
 
 #define virtio_pci_get_dev(hwp) container_of(hwp, struct virtio_pci_dev, hw)
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ vtpci_packed_queue(struct virtio_hw *hw)
 /*
  * Function declaration from virtio_pci.c
  */
-int vtpci_init(struct rte_pci_device *dev, struct virtio_hw *hw);
+int vtpci_init(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct virtio_pci_dev *dev);
 void vtpci_reset(struct virtio_hw *);
 
 void vtpci_reinit_complete(struct virtio_hw *);
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci_ethdev.c
index 045b134ef2..076a5dbced 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci_ethdev.c
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ static const struct rte_pci_id pci_id_virtio_map[] = {
  * could have the PCI initiated correctly.
  */
 static int
-virtio_remap_pci(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct virtio_hw *hw)
+virtio_remap_pci(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct virtio_pci_dev *dev)
 {
-	if (hw->bus_type == VIRTIO_BUS_PCI_MODERN) {
+	struct virtio_hw *hw = &dev->hw;
+
+	if (dev->modern) {
 		/*
 		 * We don't have to re-parse the PCI config space, since
 		 * rte_pci_map_device() makes sure the mapped address
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ virtio_remap_pci(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct virtio_hw *hw)
 			PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "failed to map pci device!");
 			return -1;
 		}
-	} else if (hw->bus_type == VIRTIO_BUS_PCI_LEGACY) {
+	} else {
 		if (rte_pci_ioport_map(pci_dev, 0, VTPCI_IO(hw)) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
@@ -76,13 +78,13 @@ eth_virtio_pci_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	VTPCI_DEV(hw) = pci_dev;
 
 	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
-		ret = vtpci_init(RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_PCI(eth_dev), hw);
+		ret = vtpci_init(RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_PCI(eth_dev), dev);
 		if (ret) {
 			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to init PCI device\n");
 			return -1;
 		}
 	} else {
-		ret = virtio_remap_pci(RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_PCI(eth_dev), hw);
+		ret = virtio_remap_pci(RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_PCI(eth_dev), dev);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to remap PCI device\n");
 			return -1;
