diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_cvq.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_cvq.h
index 0ff326b063..70739ae04b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_cvq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_cvq.h
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ typedef uint8_t virtio_net_ctrl_ack;
 struct virtnet_ctl {
 	const struct rte_memzone *hdr_mz; /**< memzone to populate hdr. */
 	rte_iova_t hdr_mem;               /**< hdr for each xmit packet */
-	const struct rte_memzone *mz;     /**< mem zone to populate CTL ring. */
 	rte_spinlock_t lock;              /**< spinlock for control queue. */
 	void (*notify_queue)(struct virtqueue *vq, void *cookie); /**< notify ops. */
 	void *notify_cookie;              /**< cookie for notify ops */
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index 56395f79c3..4f6d777951 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ virtio_init_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx)
 
 	memset(mz->addr, 0, mz->len);
 
+	vq->mz = mz;
 	if (hw->use_va)
 		vq->vq_ring_mem = (uintptr_t)mz->addr;
 	else
@@ -462,14 +463,11 @@ virtio_init_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx)
 
 		vq->sw_ring = sw_ring;
 		rxvq = &vq->rxq;
-		rxvq->mz = mz;
 		rxvq->fake_mbuf = fake_mbuf;
 	} else if (queue_type == VTNET_TQ) {
 		txvq = &vq->txq;
-		txvq->mz = mz;
 	} else if (queue_type == VTNET_CQ) {
 		cvq = &vq->cq;
-		cvq->mz = mz;
 		hw->cvq = cvq;
 		vq->cq.notify_queue = &virtio_control_queue_notify;
 	}
@@ -550,15 +548,10 @@ virtio_free_queues(struct virtio_hw *hw)
 		if (queue_type == VTNET_RQ) {
 			rte_free(vq->rxq.fake_mbuf);
 			rte_free(vq->sw_ring);
-			rte_memzone_free(vq->rxq.mz);
-		} else if (queue_type == VTNET_TQ) {
-			rte_memzone_free(vq->txq.mz);
-		} else {
-			rte_memzone_free(vq->cq.mz);
 		}
 
 		virtio_free_queue_headers(vq);
-
+		rte_memzone_free(vq->mz);
 		rte_free(vq);
 		hw->vqs[i] = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.h
index a5fe3ea95c..57af630110 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ struct virtnet_rx {
 
 	/* Statistics */
 	struct virtnet_stats stats;
-
-	const struct rte_memzone *mz; /**< mem zone to populate RX ring. */
 };
 
 struct virtnet_tx {
@@ -34,8 +32,6 @@ struct virtnet_tx {
 	rte_iova_t hdr_mem;               /**< hdr for each xmit packet */
 
 	struct virtnet_stats stats;       /* Statistics */
-
-	const struct rte_memzone *mz;    /**< mem zone to populate TX ring. */
 };
 
 int virtio_rxq_vec_setup(struct virtnet_rx *rxvq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.c
index 3b174a5923..41e3529546 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.c
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ virtqueue_rxvq_reset_packed(struct virtqueue *vq)
 {
 	int size = vq->vq_nentries;
 	struct vq_desc_extra *dxp;
-	struct virtnet_rx *rxvq;
 	uint16_t desc_idx;
 
 	vq->vq_used_cons_idx = 0;
@@ -162,8 +161,7 @@ virtqueue_rxvq_reset_packed(struct virtqueue *vq)
 	vq->vq_packed.event_flags_shadow = 0;
 	vq->vq_packed.cached_flags |= VRING_DESC_F_WRITE;
 
-	rxvq = &vq->rxq;
-	memset(rxvq->mz->addr, 0, rxvq->mz->len);
+	memset(vq->mz->addr, 0, vq->mz->len);
 
 	for (desc_idx = 0; desc_idx < vq->vq_nentries; desc_idx++) {
 		dxp = &vq->vq_descx[desc_idx];
@@ -201,7 +199,7 @@ virtqueue_txvq_reset_packed(struct virtqueue *vq)
 
 	txvq = &vq->txq;
 	txr = txvq->hdr_mz->addr;
-	memset(txvq->mz->addr, 0, txvq->mz->len);
+	memset(vq->mz->addr, 0, vq->mz->len);
 	memset(txvq->hdr_mz->addr, 0, txvq->hdr_mz->len);
 
 	for (desc_idx = 0; desc_idx < vq->vq_nentries; desc_idx++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h
index f5058f362c..8b7bfae643 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ struct virtqueue {
 		struct virtnet_ctl cq;
 	};
 
+	const struct rte_memzone *mz; /**< mem zone to populate ring. */
 	rte_iova_t vq_ring_mem; /**< physical address of vring,
 	                         * or virtual address for virtio_user. */
 
