diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
index ebe9bd58d0..6abbc9da32 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "migration/migration.h"
 #include "migration/postcopy-ram.h"
 #include "trace.h"
+#include "exec/ramblock.h"
 
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
@@ -1162,15 +1163,26 @@ static int vhost_user_set_vring_num(struct vhost_dev *dev,
     return vhost_set_vring(dev, VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_NUM, ring);
 }
 
-static void vhost_user_host_notifier_remove(struct vhost_dev *dev,
-                                            int queue_idx)
+static void vhost_user_host_notifier_free(VhostUserHostNotifier *n)
 {
-    struct vhost_user *u = dev->opaque;
-    VhostUserHostNotifier *n = &u->user->notifier[queue_idx];
-    VirtIODevice *vdev = dev->vdev;
+    assert(n && n->unmap_addr);
+    munmap(n->unmap_addr, qemu_real_host_page_size);
+    n->unmap_addr = NULL;
+}
+
+static void vhost_user_host_notifier_remove(VhostUserState *user,
+                                            VirtIODevice *vdev, int queue_idx)
+{
+    VhostUserHostNotifier *n = &user->notifier[queue_idx];
 
     if (n->addr) {
-        virtio_queue_set_host_notifier_mr(vdev, queue_idx, &n->mr, false);
+        if (vdev) {
+            virtio_queue_set_host_notifier_mr(vdev, queue_idx, &n->mr, false);
+        }
+        assert(!n->unmap_addr);
+        n->unmap_addr = n->addr;
+        n->addr = NULL;
+        call_rcu(n, vhost_user_host_notifier_free, rcu);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1219,8 +1231,9 @@ static int vhost_user_get_vring_base(struct vhost_dev *dev,
         .payload.state = *ring,
         .hdr.size = sizeof(msg.payload.state),
     };
+    struct vhost_user *u = dev->opaque;
 
-    vhost_user_host_notifier_remove(dev, ring->index);
+    vhost_user_host_notifier_remove(u->user, dev->vdev, ring->index);
 
     ret = vhost_user_write(dev, &msg, NULL, 0);
     if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1506,12 +1519,7 @@ static int vhost_user_slave_handle_vring_host_notifier(struct vhost_dev *dev,
 
     n = &user->notifier[queue_idx];
 
-    if (n->addr) {
-        virtio_queue_set_host_notifier_mr(vdev, queue_idx, &n->mr, false);
-        object_unparent(OBJECT(&n->mr));
-        munmap(n->addr, page_size);
-        n->addr = NULL;
-    }
+    vhost_user_host_notifier_remove(user, vdev, queue_idx);
 
     if (area->u64 & VHOST_USER_VRING_NOFD_MASK) {
         return 0;
@@ -1530,9 +1538,12 @@ static int vhost_user_slave_handle_vring_host_notifier(struct vhost_dev *dev,
 
     name = g_strdup_printf("vhost-user/host-notifier@%p mmaps[%d]",
                            user, queue_idx);
-    if (!n->mr.ram) /* Don't init again after suspend. */
+    if (!n->mr.ram) { /* Don't init again after suspend. */
         memory_region_init_ram_device_ptr(&n->mr, OBJECT(vdev), name,
                                           page_size, addr);
+    } else {
+        n->mr.ram_block->host = addr;
+    }
     g_free(name);
 
     if (virtio_queue_set_host_notifier_mr(vdev, queue_idx, &n->mr, true)) {
@@ -2505,17 +2516,16 @@ bool vhost_user_init(VhostUserState *user, CharBackend *chr, Error **errp)
 void vhost_user_cleanup(VhostUserState *user)
 {
     int i;
+    VhostUserHostNotifier *n;
 
     if (!user->chr) {
         return;
     }
     memory_region_transaction_begin();
     for (i = 0; i < VIRTIO_QUEUE_MAX; i++) {
-        if (user->notifier[i].addr) {
-            object_unparent(OBJECT(&user->notifier[i].mr));
-            munmap(user->notifier[i].addr, qemu_real_host_page_size);
-            user->notifier[i].addr = NULL;
-        }
+        n = &user->notifier[i];
+        vhost_user_host_notifier_remove(user, NULL, i);
+        object_unparent(OBJECT(&n->mr));
     }
     memory_region_transaction_commit();
     user->chr = NULL;
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h
index f6012b2078..e44a41bb70 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio.h"
 
 typedef struct VhostUserHostNotifier {
+    struct rcu_head rcu;
     MemoryRegion mr;
     void *addr;
+    void *unmap_addr;
 } VhostUserHostNotifier;
 
 typedef struct VhostUserState {