diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c
index 7061b6e1a3..2f8f11df86 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_reset_device(struct vhost_dev *dev)
 
     memory_listener_unregister(&v->shared->listener);
     v->shared->listener_registered = false;
-    v->suspended = false;
+    v->shared->suspended = false;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ static void vhost_vdpa_suspend(struct vhost_dev *dev)
         if (unlikely(r)) {
             error_report("Cannot suspend: %s(%d)", g_strerror(errno), errno);
         } else {
-            v->suspended = true;
+            v->shared->suspended = true;
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_get_vring_base(struct vhost_dev *dev,
         return 0;
     }
 
-    if (!v->suspended) {
+    if (!v->shared->suspended) {
         /*
          * Cannot trust in value returned by device, let vhost recover used
          * idx from guest.
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.h
index 449bf5c840..80ff670e23 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.h
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ typedef struct vhost_vdpa_shared {
 
     /* SVQ switching is in progress, or already completed? */
     SVQTransitionState svq_switching;
+
+    /*
+     * Device suspended successfully.
+     * The vhost_vdpa devices cannot have different suspended states.
+     */
+    bool suspended;
 } VhostVDPAShared;
 
 typedef struct vhost_vdpa {
@@ -83,8 +89,6 @@ typedef struct vhost_vdpa {
     uint32_t address_space_id;
     uint64_t acked_features;
     bool shadow_vqs_enabled;
-    /* Device suspended successfully */
-    bool suspended;
     VhostVDPAShared *shared;
     GPtrArray *shadow_vqs;
     const VhostShadowVirtqueueOps *shadow_vq_ops;