diff --git a/crates/vsock/src/vhu_vsock_thread.rs b/crates/vsock/src/vhu_vsock_thread.rs
index 08c10226c..37e50b7bf 100644
--- a/crates/vsock/src/vhu_vsock_thread.rs
+++ b/crates/vsock/src/vhu_vsock_thread.rs
@@ -607,13 +607,15 @@ impl VhostUserVsockThread {
             None => return Err(Error::NoMemoryConfigured),
         };
 
-        while let Some(mut avail_desc) = vring
-            .get_mut()
-            .get_queue_mut()
+        let mut vring_mut = vring.get_mut();
+
+        let queue = vring_mut.get_queue_mut();
+
+        let mut queue_iter = queue
             .iter(atomic_mem.memory())
-            .map_err(|_| Error::IterateQueue)?
-            .next()
-        {
+            .map_err(|_| Error::IterateQueue)?;
+
+        while let Some(mut avail_desc) = queue_iter.next() {
             used_any = true;
             let mem = atomic_mem.clone().memory();