1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-rng.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-rng.c
index 3a7bf8e32d..a9c1c4bc79 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-rng.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-rng.c
@@ -90,11 +90,7 @@ static void vu_rng_stop(VirtIODevice *vdev)
 static void vu_rng_set_status(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint8_t status)
 {
     VHostUserRNG *rng = VHOST_USER_RNG(vdev);
-    bool should_start = status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK;
-
-    if (!vdev->vm_running) {
-        should_start = false;
-    }
+    bool should_start = virtio_device_started(vdev, status);
 
     if (rng->vhost_dev.started == should_start) {
         return;