diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
index f2862f66c2ac..222d630c41fc 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static int vp_find_vqs_msix(struct virtio_device *vdev, unsigned nvqs,
 		/* Best option: one for change interrupt, one per vq. */
 		nvectors = 1;
 		for (i = 0; i < nvqs; ++i)
-			if (callbacks[i])
+			if (names[i] && callbacks[i])
 				++nvectors;
 	} else {
 		/* Second best: one for change, shared for all vqs. */