diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost.c b/lib/vhost/vhost.c
index 13a9bb9dd1..4259931be9 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ alloc_vring_queue(struct virtio_net *dev, uint32_t vring_idx)
 
 		dev->virtqueue[i] = vq;
 		init_vring_queue(dev, i);
-		rte_spinlock_init(&vq->access_lock);
+		rte_spinlock_init(&dev->vq_access_lock[i]);
 		vq->avail_wrap_counter = 1;
 		vq->used_wrap_counter = 1;
 		vq->signalled_used_valid = false;
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ rte_vhost_avail_entries(int vid, uint16_t queue_id)
 	if (!vq)
 		return 0;
 
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]);
 
 	if (unlikely(!vq->enabled || vq->avail == NULL))
 		goto out;
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ rte_vhost_avail_entries(int vid, uint16_t queue_id)
 	ret = *(volatile uint16_t *)&vq->avail->idx - vq->last_used_idx;
 
 out:
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1417,12 +1417,12 @@ rte_vhost_enable_guest_notification(int vid, uint16_t queue_id, int enable)
 	if (!vq)
 		return -1;
 
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]);
 
 	vq->notif_enable = enable;
 	ret = vhost_enable_guest_notification(dev, vq, enable);
 
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ rte_vhost_rx_queue_count(int vid, uint16_t qid)
 	if (vq == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->vq_access_lock[qid]);
 
 	if (unlikely(!vq->enabled || vq->avail == NULL))
 		goto out;
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ rte_vhost_rx_queue_count(int vid, uint16_t qid)
 	ret = *((volatile uint16_t *)&vq->avail->idx) - vq->last_avail_idx;
 
 out:
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->vq_access_lock[qid]);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1721,9 +1721,9 @@ rte_vhost_async_channel_register(int vid, uint16_t queue_id,
 		ops->transfer_data == NULL))
 		return -1;
 
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]);
 	ret = async_channel_register(vid, queue_id, ops);
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ rte_vhost_async_channel_unregister(int vid, uint16_t queue_id)
 	if (!vq->async)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (!rte_spinlock_trylock(&vq->access_lock)) {
+	if (!rte_spinlock_trylock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id])) {
 		VHOST_LOG_CONFIG(ERR, "Failed to unregister async channel. "
 			"virt queue busy.\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ rte_vhost_async_channel_unregister(int vid, uint16_t queue_id)
 
 	vhost_free_async_mem(vq);
 out:
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1856,14 +1856,14 @@ rte_vhost_async_get_inflight(int vid, uint16_t queue_id)
 	if (!vq->async)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (!rte_spinlock_trylock(&vq->access_lock)) {
+	if (!rte_spinlock_trylock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id])) {
 		VHOST_LOG_CONFIG(DEBUG, "Failed to check in-flight packets. "
 			"virt queue busy.\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = vq->async->pkts_inflight_n;
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost.h b/lib/vhost/vhost.h
index 7085e0885c..f85ce4fda5 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost.h
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost.h
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@ struct vhost_virtqueue {
 	bool			access_ok;
 	bool			ready;
 
-	rte_spinlock_t		access_lock;
-
-
 	union {
 		struct vring_used_elem  *shadow_used_split;
 		struct vring_used_elem_packed *shadow_used_packed;
@@ -384,6 +381,7 @@ struct virtio_net {
 	int			extbuf;
 	int			linearbuf;
 	struct vhost_virtqueue	*virtqueue[VHOST_MAX_QUEUE_PAIRS * 2];
+	rte_spinlock_t		vq_access_lock[VHOST_MAX_QUEUE_PAIRS * 2];
 	struct inflight_mem_info *inflight_info;
 #define IF_NAME_SZ (PATH_MAX > IFNAMSIZ ? PATH_MAX : IFNAMSIZ)
 	char			ifname[IF_NAME_SZ];
diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost_user.c b/lib/vhost/vhost_user.c
index a781346c4d..305b4059bb 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost_user.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost_user.c
@@ -2899,7 +2899,7 @@ vhost_user_lock_all_queue_pairs(struct virtio_net *dev)
 		struct vhost_virtqueue *vq = dev->virtqueue[i];
 
 		if (vq) {
-			rte_spinlock_lock(&vq->access_lock);
+			rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->vq_access_lock[i]);
 			vq_num++;
 		}
 		i++;
@@ -2916,7 +2916,7 @@ vhost_user_unlock_all_queue_pairs(struct virtio_net *dev)
 		struct vhost_virtqueue *vq = dev->virtqueue[i];
 
 		if (vq) {
-			rte_spinlock_unlock(&vq->access_lock);
+			rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->vq_access_lock[i]);
 			vq_num++;
 		}
 		i++;
diff --git a/lib/vhost/virtio_net.c b/lib/vhost/virtio_net.c
index b3d954aab4..c5a05292ab 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/virtio_net.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/virtio_net.c
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ virtio_dev_rx(struct virtio_net *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
 
 	vq = dev->virtqueue[queue_id];
 
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]);
 
 	if (unlikely(!vq->enabled))
 		goto out_access_unlock;
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ virtio_dev_rx(struct virtio_net *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
 		vhost_user_iotlb_rd_unlock(vq);
 
 out_access_unlock:
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]);
 
 	return nb_tx;
 }
@@ -1906,11 +1906,11 @@ rte_vhost_poll_enqueue_completed(int vid, uint16_t queue_id,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]);
 
 	n_pkts_cpl = vhost_poll_enqueue_completed(dev, queue_id, pkts, count);
 
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]);
 
 	return n_pkts_cpl;
 }
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@ virtio_dev_rx_async_submit(struct virtio_net *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
 
 	vq = dev->virtqueue[queue_id];
 
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]);
 
 	if (unlikely(!vq->enabled || !vq->async))
 		goto out_access_unlock;
@@ -1990,7 +1990,7 @@ virtio_dev_rx_async_submit(struct virtio_net *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
 		vhost_user_iotlb_rd_unlock(vq);
 
 out_access_unlock:
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]);
 
 	return nb_tx;
 }
@@ -2900,7 +2900,7 @@ rte_vhost_dequeue_burst(int vid, uint16_t queue_id,
 
 	vq = dev->virtqueue[queue_id];
 
-	if (unlikely(rte_spinlock_trylock(&vq->access_lock) == 0))
+	if (unlikely(rte_spinlock_trylock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]) == 0))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (unlikely(!vq->enabled)) {
@@ -2969,7 +2969,7 @@ rte_vhost_dequeue_burst(int vid, uint16_t queue_id,
 		vhost_user_iotlb_rd_unlock(vq);
 
 out_access_unlock:
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&vq->access_lock);
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->vq_access_lock[queue_id]);
 
 	if (unlikely(rarp_mbuf != NULL))
 		count += 1;
