diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.c
index 7f09efa..59def69 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 
+static unsigned int vhost_kernel_used_memslots;
+
 static int vhost_kernel_call(struct vhost_dev *dev, unsigned long int request,
                              void *arg)
 {
@@ -62,6 +64,11 @@ static int vhost_kernel_memslots_limit(struct vhost_dev *dev)
     return limit;
 }
 
+static bool vhost_kernel_has_free_memslots(struct vhost_dev *dev)
+{
+    return vhost_kernel_used_memslots < vhost_kernel_memslots_limit(dev);
+}
+
 static int vhost_kernel_net_set_backend(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                         struct vhost_vring_file *file)
 {
@@ -233,11 +240,16 @@ static void vhost_kernel_set_iotlb_callback(struct vhost_dev *dev,
         qemu_set_fd_handler((uintptr_t)dev->opaque, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+static void vhost_kernel_set_used_memslots(struct vhost_dev *dev)
+{
+    vhost_kernel_used_memslots = dev->mem->nregions;
+}
+
 static const VhostOps kernel_ops = {
         .backend_type = VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_KERNEL,
         .vhost_backend_init = vhost_kernel_init,
         .vhost_backend_cleanup = vhost_kernel_cleanup,
-        .vhost_backend_memslots_limit = vhost_kernel_memslots_limit,
+        .vhost_backend_has_free_memslots = vhost_kernel_has_free_memslots,
         .vhost_net_set_backend = vhost_kernel_net_set_backend,
         .vhost_scsi_set_endpoint = vhost_kernel_scsi_set_endpoint,
         .vhost_scsi_clear_endpoint = vhost_kernel_scsi_clear_endpoint,
@@ -264,6 +276,7 @@ static const VhostOps kernel_ops = {
 #endif /* CONFIG_VHOST_VSOCK */
         .vhost_set_iotlb_callback = vhost_kernel_set_iotlb_callback,
         .vhost_send_device_iotlb_msg = vhost_kernel_send_device_iotlb_msg,
+        .vhost_set_used_memslots = vhost_kernel_set_used_memslots,
 };
 
 int vhost_set_backend_type(struct vhost_dev *dev, VhostBackendType backend_type)
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
index 44aea5c..b9879ca 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ static VhostUserMsg m __attribute__ ((unused));
 /* The version of the protocol we support */
 #define VHOST_USER_VERSION    (0x1)
 
+static int vhost_user_used_memslots;
+
 struct vhost_user {
     struct vhost_dev *dev;
     CharBackend *chr;
@@ -1289,9 +1291,9 @@ static int vhost_user_get_vq_index(struct vhost_dev *dev, int idx)
     return idx;
 }
 
-static int vhost_user_memslots_limit(struct vhost_dev *dev)
+static bool vhost_user_has_free_memslots(struct vhost_dev *dev)
 {
-    return VHOST_MEMORY_MAX_NREGIONS;
+    return vhost_user_used_memslots < VHOST_MEMORY_MAX_NREGIONS;
 }
 
 static bool vhost_user_requires_shm_log(struct vhost_dev *dev)
@@ -1559,11 +1561,32 @@ vhost_user_crypto_close_session(struct vhost_dev *dev, uint64_t session_id)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static void vhost_user_set_used_memslots(struct vhost_dev *dev)
+{
+    int i, fd;
+    int fd_num = 0;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < dev->mem->nregions; ++i) {
+        struct vhost_memory_region *reg = dev->mem->regions + i;
+        ram_addr_t offset;
+        MemoryRegion *mr;
+
+        assert((uintptr_t)reg->userspace_addr == reg->userspace_addr);
+        mr = memory_region_from_host((void *)(uintptr_t)reg->userspace_addr,
+                                     &offset);
+        fd = memory_region_get_fd(mr);
+        if (fd > 0) {
+            fd_num++;
+        }
+    }
+    vhost_user_used_memslots = fd_num;
+}
+
 const VhostOps user_ops = {
         .backend_type = VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_USER,
         .vhost_backend_init = vhost_user_init,
         .vhost_backend_cleanup = vhost_user_cleanup,
-        .vhost_backend_memslots_limit = vhost_user_memslots_limit,
+        .vhost_backend_has_free_memslots = vhost_user_has_free_memslots,
         .vhost_set_log_base = vhost_user_set_log_base,
         .vhost_set_mem_table = vhost_user_set_mem_table,
         .vhost_set_vring_addr = vhost_user_set_vring_addr,
@@ -1589,4 +1612,5 @@ const VhostOps user_ops = {
         .vhost_set_config = vhost_user_set_config,
         .vhost_crypto_create_session = vhost_user_crypto_create_session,
         .vhost_crypto_close_session = vhost_user_crypto_close_session,
+        .vhost_set_used_memslots = vhost_user_set_used_memslots,
 };
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index 250f886..5bd4081 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -44,20 +44,19 @@
 static struct vhost_log *vhost_log;
 static struct vhost_log *vhost_log_shm;
 
-static unsigned int used_memslots;
 static QLIST_HEAD(, vhost_dev) vhost_devices =
     QLIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(vhost_devices);
 
 bool vhost_has_free_slot(void)
 {
-    unsigned int slots_limit = ~0U;
     struct vhost_dev *hdev;
 
     QLIST_FOREACH(hdev, &vhost_devices, entry) {
-        unsigned int r = hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_backend_memslots_limit(hdev);
-        slots_limit = MIN(slots_limit, r);
+        if (!hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_backend_has_free_memslots(hdev)) {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
-    return slots_limit > used_memslots;
+    return true;
 }
 
 static void vhost_dev_sync_region(struct vhost_dev *dev,
@@ -446,7 +445,6 @@ static void vhost_commit(MemoryListener *listener)
                        dev->n_mem_sections * sizeof dev->mem->regions[0];
     dev->mem = g_realloc(dev->mem, regions_size);
     dev->mem->nregions = dev->n_mem_sections;
-    used_memslots = dev->mem->nregions;
     for (i = 0; i < dev->n_mem_sections; i++) {
         struct vhost_memory_region *cur_vmr = dev->mem->regions + i;
         struct MemoryRegionSection *mrs = dev->mem_sections + i;
@@ -458,6 +456,7 @@ static void vhost_commit(MemoryListener *listener)
             mrs->offset_within_region;
         cur_vmr->flags_padding   = 0;
     }
+    dev->vhost_ops->vhost_set_used_memslots(dev);
 
     if (!dev->started) {
         goto out;
@@ -1248,7 +1247,7 @@ int vhost_dev_init(struct vhost_dev *hdev, void *opaque,
     memory_listener_register(&hdev->memory_listener, &address_space_memory);
     QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&vhost_devices, hdev, entry);
 
-    if (used_memslots > hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_backend_memslots_limit(hdev)) {
+    if (!hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_backend_has_free_memslots(hdev)) {
         error_report("vhost backend memory slots limit is less"
                 " than current number of present memory slots");
         r = -1;
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h
index 5dac61f..b604521 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct vhost_iotlb_msg;
 
 typedef int (*vhost_backend_init)(struct vhost_dev *dev, void *opaque);
 typedef int (*vhost_backend_cleanup)(struct vhost_dev *dev);
-typedef int (*vhost_backend_memslots_limit)(struct vhost_dev *dev);
+typedef bool (*vhost_backend_has_free_memslots)(struct vhost_dev *dev);
 
 typedef int (*vhost_net_set_backend_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                 struct vhost_vring_file *file);
@@ -100,12 +100,13 @@ typedef int (*vhost_crypto_create_session_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                               uint64_t *session_id);
 typedef int (*vhost_crypto_close_session_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                              uint64_t session_id);
+typedef void (*vhost_set_used_memslots_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev);
 
 typedef struct VhostOps {
     VhostBackendType backend_type;
     vhost_backend_init vhost_backend_init;
     vhost_backend_cleanup vhost_backend_cleanup;
-    vhost_backend_memslots_limit vhost_backend_memslots_limit;
+    vhost_backend_has_free_memslots vhost_backend_has_free_memslots;
     vhost_net_set_backend_op vhost_net_set_backend;
     vhost_net_set_mtu_op vhost_net_set_mtu;
     vhost_scsi_set_endpoint_op vhost_scsi_set_endpoint;
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ typedef struct VhostOps {
     vhost_set_config_op vhost_set_config;
     vhost_crypto_create_session_op vhost_crypto_create_session;
     vhost_crypto_close_session_op vhost_crypto_close_session;
+    vhost_set_used_memslots_op vhost_set_used_memslots;
 } VhostOps;
 
 extern const VhostOps user_ops;
