diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index ed9c9ee..6b2cd92 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -732,7 +732,8 @@
 
 	if (!(vq->avail_flags_shadow & VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT)) {
 		vq->avail_flags_shadow |= VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
-		vq->vring.avail->flags = cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, vq->avail_flags_shadow);
+		if (!vq->event)
+			vq->vring.avail->flags = cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, vq->avail_flags_shadow);
 	}
 
 }
@@ -764,7 +765,8 @@
 	 * entry. Always do both to keep code simple. */
 	if (vq->avail_flags_shadow & VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT) {
 		vq->avail_flags_shadow &= ~VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
-		vq->vring.avail->flags = cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, vq->avail_flags_shadow);
+		if (!vq->event)
+			vq->vring.avail->flags = cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, vq->avail_flags_shadow);
 	}
 	vring_used_event(&vq->vring) = cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, last_used_idx = vq->last_used_idx);
 	END_USE(vq);
@@ -832,10 +834,11 @@
 	 * more to do. */
 	/* Depending on the VIRTIO_RING_F_USED_EVENT_IDX feature, we need to
 	 * either clear the flags bit or point the event index at the next
-	 * entry. Always do both to keep code simple. */
+	 * entry. Always update the event index to keep code simple. */
 	if (vq->avail_flags_shadow & VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT) {
 		vq->avail_flags_shadow &= ~VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
-		vq->vring.avail->flags = cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, vq->avail_flags_shadow);
+		if (!vq->event)
+			vq->vring.avail->flags = cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, vq->avail_flags_shadow);
 	}
 	/* TODO: tune this threshold */
 	bufs = (u16)(vq->avail_idx_shadow - vq->last_used_idx) * 3 / 4;
@@ -953,7 +956,8 @@
 	/* No callback?  Tell other side not to bother us. */
 	if (!callback) {
 		vq->avail_flags_shadow |= VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
-		vq->vring.avail->flags = cpu_to_virtio16(vdev, vq->avail_flags_shadow);
+		if (!vq->event)
+			vq->vring.avail->flags = cpu_to_virtio16(vdev, vq->avail_flags_shadow);
 	}
 
 	/* Put everything in free lists. */