diff --git a/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c b/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
index 53f16bdf082c..e2238a0400c9 100644
--- a/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
+++ b/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/atomic.h"
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/bswap.h"
 #include "qemu/memfd.h"
 
 #include "libvhost-user.h"
@@ -539,6 +540,14 @@ vu_set_features_exec(VuDev *dev, VhostUserMsg *vmsg)
     DPRINT("u64: 0x%016"PRIx64"\n", vmsg->payload.u64);
 
     dev->features = vmsg->payload.u64;
+    if (!vu_has_feature(dev, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1)) {
+        /*
+         * We only support devices conforming to VIRTIO 1.0 or
+         * later
+         */
+        vu_panic(dev, "virtio legacy devices aren't supported by libvhost-user");
+        return false;
+    }
 
     if (!(dev->features & VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES)) {
         vu_set_enable_all_rings(dev, true);
@@ -1074,7 +1083,7 @@ vu_set_vring_addr_exec(VuDev *dev, VhostUserMsg *vmsg)
         return false;
     }
 
-    vq->used_idx = vq->vring.used->idx;
+    vq->used_idx = lduw_le_p(&vq->vring.used->idx);
 
     if (vq->last_avail_idx != vq->used_idx) {
         bool resume = dev->iface->queue_is_processed_in_order &&
@@ -1191,7 +1200,7 @@ vu_check_queue_inflights(VuDev *dev, VuVirtq *vq)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    vq->used_idx = vq->vring.used->idx;
+    vq->used_idx = lduw_le_p(&vq->vring.used->idx);
     vq->resubmit_num = 0;
     vq->resubmit_list = NULL;
     vq->counter = 0;
@@ -2021,13 +2030,13 @@ vu_queue_started(const VuDev *dev, const VuVirtq *vq)
 static inline uint16_t
 vring_avail_flags(VuVirtq *vq)
 {
-    return vq->vring.avail->flags;
+    return lduw_le_p(&vq->vring.avail->flags);
 }
 
 static inline uint16_t
 vring_avail_idx(VuVirtq *vq)
 {
-    vq->shadow_avail_idx = vq->vring.avail->idx;
+    vq->shadow_avail_idx = lduw_le_p(&vq->vring.avail->idx);
 
     return vq->shadow_avail_idx;
 }
@@ -2035,7 +2044,7 @@ vring_avail_idx(VuVirtq *vq)
 static inline uint16_t
 vring_avail_ring(VuVirtq *vq, int i)
 {
-    return vq->vring.avail->ring[i];
+    return lduw_le_p(&vq->vring.avail->ring[i]);
 }
 
 static inline uint16_t
@@ -2123,12 +2132,12 @@ virtqueue_read_next_desc(VuDev *dev, struct vring_desc *desc,
                          int i, unsigned int max, unsigned int *next)
 {
     /* If this descriptor says it doesn't chain, we're done. */
-    if (!(desc[i].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT)) {
+    if (!(lduw_le_p(&desc[i].flags) & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT)) {
         return VIRTQUEUE_READ_DESC_DONE;
     }
 
     /* Check they're not leading us off end of descriptors. */
-    *next = desc[i].next;
+    *next = lduw_le_p(&desc[i].next);
     /* Make sure compiler knows to grab that: we don't want it changing! */
     smp_wmb();
 
@@ -2171,8 +2180,8 @@ vu_queue_get_avail_bytes(VuDev *dev, VuVirtq *vq, unsigned int *in_bytes,
         }
         desc = vq->vring.desc;
 
-        if (desc[i].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT) {
-            if (desc[i].len % sizeof(struct vring_desc)) {
+        if (lduw_le_p(&desc[i].flags) & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT) {
+            if (ldl_le_p(&desc[i].len) % sizeof(struct vring_desc)) {
                 vu_panic(dev, "Invalid size for indirect buffer table");
                 goto err;
             }
@@ -2185,8 +2194,8 @@ vu_queue_get_avail_bytes(VuDev *dev, VuVirtq *vq, unsigned int *in_bytes,
 
             /* loop over the indirect descriptor table */
             indirect = 1;
-            desc_addr = desc[i].addr;
-            desc_len = desc[i].len;
+            desc_addr = ldq_le_p(&desc[i].addr);
+            desc_len = ldl_le_p(&desc[i].len);
             max = desc_len / sizeof(struct vring_desc);
             read_len = desc_len;
             desc = vu_gpa_to_va(dev, &read_len, desc_addr);
@@ -2213,10 +2222,10 @@ vu_queue_get_avail_bytes(VuDev *dev, VuVirtq *vq, unsigned int *in_bytes,
                 goto err;
             }
 
-            if (desc[i].flags & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE) {
-                in_total += desc[i].len;
+            if (lduw_le_p(&desc[i].flags) & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE) {
+                in_total += ldl_le_p(&desc[i].len);
             } else {
-                out_total += desc[i].len;
+                out_total += ldl_le_p(&desc[i].len);
             }
             if (in_total >= max_in_bytes && out_total >= max_out_bytes) {
                 goto done;
@@ -2367,7 +2376,7 @@ vring_used_flags_set_bit(VuVirtq *vq, int mask)
 
     flags = (uint16_t *)((char*)vq->vring.used +
                          offsetof(struct vring_used, flags));
-    *flags |= mask;
+    stw_le_p(flags, lduw_le_p(flags) | mask);
 }
 
 static inline void
@@ -2377,7 +2386,7 @@ vring_used_flags_unset_bit(VuVirtq *vq, int mask)
 
     flags = (uint16_t *)((char*)vq->vring.used +
                          offsetof(struct vring_used, flags));
-    *flags &= ~mask;
+    stw_le_p(flags, lduw_le_p(flags) & ~mask);
 }
 
 static inline void
@@ -2387,7 +2396,7 @@ vring_set_avail_event(VuVirtq *vq, uint16_t val)
         return;
     }
 
-    *((uint16_t *) &vq->vring.used->ring[vq->vring.num]) = val;
+    stw_le_p(&vq->vring.used->ring[vq->vring.num], val);
 }
 
 void
@@ -2476,14 +2485,14 @@ vu_queue_map_desc(VuDev *dev, VuVirtq *vq, unsigned int idx, size_t sz)
     struct vring_desc desc_buf[VIRTQUEUE_MAX_SIZE];
     int rc;
 
-    if (desc[i].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT) {
-        if (desc[i].len % sizeof(struct vring_desc)) {
+    if (lduw_le_p(&desc[i].flags) & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT) {
+        if (ldl_le_p(&desc[i].len) % sizeof(struct vring_desc)) {
             vu_panic(dev, "Invalid size for indirect buffer table");
         }
 
         /* loop over the indirect descriptor table */
-        desc_addr = desc[i].addr;
-        desc_len = desc[i].len;
+        desc_addr = ldq_le_p(&desc[i].addr);
+        desc_len = ldl_le_p(&desc[i].len);
         max = desc_len / sizeof(struct vring_desc);
         read_len = desc_len;
         desc = vu_gpa_to_va(dev, &read_len, desc_addr);
@@ -2505,10 +2514,10 @@ vu_queue_map_desc(VuDev *dev, VuVirtq *vq, unsigned int idx, size_t sz)
 
     /* Collect all the descriptors */
     do {
-        if (desc[i].flags & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE) {
+        if (lduw_le_p(&desc[i].flags) & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE) {
             virtqueue_map_desc(dev, &in_num, iov + out_num,
                                VIRTQUEUE_MAX_SIZE - out_num, true,
-                               desc[i].addr, desc[i].len);
+                               ldq_le_p(&desc[i].addr), ldl_le_p(&desc[i].len));
         } else {
             if (in_num) {
                 vu_panic(dev, "Incorrect order for descriptors");
@@ -2516,7 +2525,7 @@ vu_queue_map_desc(VuDev *dev, VuVirtq *vq, unsigned int idx, size_t sz)
             }
             virtqueue_map_desc(dev, &out_num, iov,
                                VIRTQUEUE_MAX_SIZE, false,
-                               desc[i].addr, desc[i].len);
+                               ldq_le_p(&desc[i].addr), ldl_le_p(&desc[i].len));
         }
 
         /* If we've got too many, that implies a descriptor loop. */
@@ -2712,14 +2721,14 @@ vu_log_queue_fill(VuDev *dev, VuVirtq *vq,
     max = vq->vring.num;
     i = elem->index;
 
-    if (desc[i].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT) {
-        if (desc[i].len % sizeof(struct vring_desc)) {
+    if (lduw_le_p(&desc[i].flags) & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT) {
+        if (ldl_le_p(&desc[i].len) % sizeof(struct vring_desc)) {
             vu_panic(dev, "Invalid size for indirect buffer table");
         }
 
         /* loop over the indirect descriptor table */
-        desc_addr = desc[i].addr;
-        desc_len = desc[i].len;
+        desc_addr = ldq_le_p(&desc[i].addr);
+        desc_len = ldl_le_p(&desc[i].len);
         max = desc_len / sizeof(struct vring_desc);
         read_len = desc_len;
         desc = vu_gpa_to_va(dev, &read_len, desc_addr);
@@ -2745,9 +2754,9 @@ vu_log_queue_fill(VuDev *dev, VuVirtq *vq,
             return;
         }
 
-        if (desc[i].flags & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE) {
-            min = MIN(desc[i].len, len);
-            vu_log_write(dev, desc[i].addr, min);
+        if (lduw_le_p(&desc[i].flags) & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE) {
+            min = MIN(ldl_le_p(&desc[i].len), len);
+            vu_log_write(dev, ldq_le_p(&desc[i].addr), min);
             len -= min;
         }
 
@@ -2772,15 +2781,15 @@ vu_queue_fill(VuDev *dev, VuVirtq *vq,
 
     idx = (idx + vq->used_idx) % vq->vring.num;
 
-    uelem.id = elem->index;
-    uelem.len = len;
+    stl_le_p(&uelem.id, elem->index);
+    stl_le_p(&uelem.len, len);
     vring_used_write(dev, vq, &uelem, idx);
 }
 
 static inline
 void vring_used_idx_set(VuDev *dev, VuVirtq *vq, uint16_t val)
 {
-    vq->vring.used->idx = val;
+    stw_le_p(&vq->vring.used->idx, val);
     vu_log_write(dev,
                  vq->vring.log_guest_addr + offsetof(struct vring_used, idx),
                  sizeof(vq->vring.used->idx));
