diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index 6d461180ce..ee5a98b7c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ virtio_pq_send_command(struct virtnet_ctl *cvq, struct virtio_pmd_ctrl *ctrl,
 	int head;
 	struct vring_packed_desc *desc = vq->ring_packed.desc_packed;
 	struct virtio_pmd_ctrl *result;
-	int wrap_counter;
+	bool avail_wrap_counter, used_wrap_counter;
 	uint16_t flags;
 	int sum = 0;
 	int k;
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ virtio_pq_send_command(struct virtnet_ctl *cvq, struct virtio_pmd_ctrl *ctrl,
 	 * One RX packet for ACK.
 	 */
 	head = vq->vq_avail_idx;
-	wrap_counter = vq->avail_wrap_counter;
+	avail_wrap_counter = vq->avail_wrap_counter;
+	used_wrap_counter = vq->used_wrap_counter;
 	desc[head].flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
 	desc[head].addr = cvq->virtio_net_hdr_mem;
 	desc[head].len = sizeof(struct virtio_net_ctrl_hdr);
@@ -199,8 +200,8 @@ virtio_pq_send_command(struct virtnet_ctl *cvq, struct virtio_pmd_ctrl *ctrl,
 		 VRING_DESC_F_USED(!vq->avail_wrap_counter);
 	desc[vq->vq_avail_idx].flags = flags;
 	flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
-	flags |= VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL(wrap_counter) |
-		 VRING_DESC_F_USED(!wrap_counter);
+	flags |= VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL(avail_wrap_counter) |
+		 VRING_DESC_F_USED(!avail_wrap_counter);
 	desc[head].flags = flags;
 	rte_smp_wmb();
 
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ virtio_pq_send_command(struct virtnet_ctl *cvq, struct virtio_pmd_ctrl *ctrl,
 	do {
 		rte_rmb();
 		usleep(100);
-	} while (!desc_is_used(&desc[head], vq));
+	} while (!__desc_is_used(&desc[head], used_wrap_counter));
 
 	/* now get used descriptors */
 	while (desc_is_used(&desc[vq->vq_used_cons_idx], vq)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h
index 123bec34f2..7fcde5643c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ struct virtio_tx_region {
 };
 
 static inline int
-desc_is_used(struct vring_packed_desc *desc, struct virtqueue *vq)
+__desc_is_used(struct vring_packed_desc *desc, bool wrap_counter)
 {
 	uint16_t used, avail, flags;
 
@@ -289,7 +289,13 @@ desc_is_used(struct vring_packed_desc *desc, struct virtqueue *vq)
 	used = !!(flags & VRING_DESC_F_USED(1));
 	avail = !!(flags & VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL(1));
 
-	return avail == used && used == vq->used_wrap_counter;
+	return avail == used && used == wrap_counter;
+}
+
+static inline int
+desc_is_used(struct vring_packed_desc *desc, struct virtqueue *vq)
+{
+	return __desc_is_used(desc, vq->used_wrap_counter);
 }