diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index 34accdf615..2386b511f3 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -451,8 +451,13 @@ static void vhost_commit(MemoryListener *listener)
         changed = true;
     } else {
         /* Same size, lets check the contents */
-        changed = n_old_sections && memcmp(dev->mem_sections, old_sections,
-                         n_old_sections * sizeof(old_sections[0])) != 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < n_old_sections; i++) {
+            if (!MemoryRegionSection_eq(&old_sections[i],
+                                        &dev->mem_sections[i])) {
+                changed = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     trace_vhost_commit(dev->started, changed);