diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 64613fbf5cf8..cd38f5add254 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ static void vhost_dev_lock_vqs(struct vhost_dev *d)
 {
 	int i = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < d->nvqs; ++i)
-		mutex_lock(&d->vqs[i]->mutex);
+		mutex_lock_nested(&d->vqs[i]->mutex, i);
 }
 
 static void vhost_dev_unlock_vqs(struct vhost_dev *d)