diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index abdb341..ee663c4 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@
 	/* Last used index we've seen. */
 	u16 last_used_idx;
 
+	/* Last written value to avail->flags */
+	u16 avail_flags_shadow;
+
+	/* Last written value to avail->idx in guest byte order */
+	u16 avail_idx_shadow;
+
 	/* How to notify other side. FIXME: commonalize hcalls! */
 	bool (*notify)(struct virtqueue *vq);
 
@@ -235,13 +241,14 @@
 
 	/* Put entry in available array (but don't update avail->idx until they
 	 * do sync). */
-	avail = virtio16_to_cpu(_vq->vdev, vq->vring.avail->idx) & (vq->vring.num - 1);
+	avail = vq->avail_idx_shadow & (vq->vring.num - 1);
 	vq->vring.avail->ring[avail] = cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, head);
 
 	/* Descriptors and available array need to be set before we expose the
 	 * new available array entries. */
 	virtio_wmb(vq->weak_barriers);
-	vq->vring.avail->idx = cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, virtio16_to_cpu(_vq->vdev, vq->vring.avail->idx) + 1);
+	vq->avail_idx_shadow++;
+	vq->vring.avail->idx = cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, vq->avail_idx_shadow);
 	vq->num_added++;
 
 	pr_debug("Added buffer head %i to %p\n", head, vq);
@@ -354,8 +361,8 @@
 	 * event. */
 	virtio_mb(vq->weak_barriers);
 
-	old = virtio16_to_cpu(_vq->vdev, vq->vring.avail->idx) - vq->num_added;
-	new = virtio16_to_cpu(_vq->vdev, vq->vring.avail->idx);
+	old = vq->avail_idx_shadow - vq->num_added;
+	new = vq->avail_idx_shadow;
 	vq->num_added = 0;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -510,7 +517,7 @@
 	/* If we expect an interrupt for the next entry, tell host
 	 * by writing event index and flush out the write before
 	 * the read in the next get_buf call. */
-	if (!(vq->vring.avail->flags & cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT))) {
+	if (!(vq->avail_flags_shadow & VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT)) {
 		vring_used_event(&vq->vring) = cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, vq->last_used_idx);
 		virtio_mb(vq->weak_barriers);
 	}
@@ -537,7 +544,11 @@
 {
 	struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
 
-	vq->vring.avail->flags |= cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT);
+	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);
+	}
+
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_disable_cb);
 
@@ -565,7 +576,10 @@
 	/* Depending on the VIRTIO_RING_F_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. */
-	vq->vring.avail->flags &= cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, ~VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT);
+	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);
+	}
 	vring_used_event(&vq->vring) = cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, last_used_idx = vq->last_used_idx);
 	END_USE(vq);
 	return last_used_idx;
@@ -633,9 +647,12 @@
 	/* 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. */
-	vq->vring.avail->flags &= cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, ~VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT);
+	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);
+	}
 	/* TODO: tune this threshold */
-	bufs = (u16)(virtio16_to_cpu(_vq->vdev, vq->vring.avail->idx) - vq->last_used_idx) * 3 / 4;
+	bufs = (u16)(vq->avail_idx_shadow - vq->last_used_idx) * 3 / 4;
 	vring_used_event(&vq->vring) = cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, vq->last_used_idx + bufs);
 	virtio_mb(vq->weak_barriers);
 	if (unlikely((u16)(virtio16_to_cpu(_vq->vdev, vq->vring.used->idx) - vq->last_used_idx) > bufs)) {
@@ -670,7 +687,8 @@
 		/* detach_buf clears data, so grab it now. */
 		buf = vq->data[i];
 		detach_buf(vq, i);
-		vq->vring.avail->idx = cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, virtio16_to_cpu(_vq->vdev, vq->vring.avail->idx) - 1);
+		vq->avail_idx_shadow--;
+		vq->vring.avail->idx = cpu_to_virtio16(_vq->vdev, vq->avail_idx_shadow);
 		END_USE(vq);
 		return buf;
 	}
@@ -735,6 +753,8 @@
 	vq->weak_barriers = weak_barriers;
 	vq->broken = false;
 	vq->last_used_idx = 0;
+	vq->avail_flags_shadow = 0;
+	vq->avail_idx_shadow = 0;
 	vq->num_added = 0;
 	list_add_tail(&vq->vq.list, &vdev->vqs);
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -746,8 +766,10 @@
 	vq->event = virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX);
 
 	/* No callback?  Tell other side not to bother us. */
-	if (!callback)
-		vq->vring.avail->flags |= cpu_to_virtio16(vdev, VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT);
+	if (!callback) {
+		vq->avail_flags_shadow |= VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
+		vq->vring.avail->flags = cpu_to_virtio16(vdev, vq->avail_flags_shadow);
+	}
 
 	/* Put everything in free lists. */
 	vq->free_head = 0;