diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index a9fe859f43c8..95bdb90fd7f0 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -995,6 +995,7 @@ long vhost_dev_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *argp)
 		}
 		if (eventfp != d->log_file) {
 			filep = d->log_file;
+			d->log_file = eventfp;
 			ctx = d->log_ctx;
 			d->log_ctx = eventfp ?
 				eventfd_ctx_fileget(eventfp) : NULL;