diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
index 1fa6fcac8299..81b932f72e10 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
@@ -464,6 +464,11 @@ static int mlx5_vdpa_poll_one(struct mlx5_vdpa_cq *vcq)
 static void mlx5_vdpa_handle_completions(struct mlx5_vdpa_virtqueue *mvq, int num)
 {
 	mlx5_cq_set_ci(&mvq->cq.mcq);
+
+	/* make sure CQ cosumer update is visible to the hardware before updating
+	 * RX doorbell record.
+	 */
+	dma_wmb();
 	rx_post(&mvq->vqqp, num);
 	if (mvq->event_cb.callback)
 		mvq->event_cb.callback(mvq->event_cb.private);