diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index e158159671fa..6c5e7a6f712c 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static void vhost_net_disable_vq(struct vhost_net *n,
 	struct vhost_net_virtqueue *nvq =
 		container_of(vq, struct vhost_net_virtqueue, vq);
 	struct vhost_poll *poll = n->poll + (nvq - n->vqs);
-	if (!vq->private_data)
+	if (!vhost_vq_get_backend_opaque(vq))
 		return;
 	vhost_poll_stop(poll);
 }
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static int vhost_net_enable_vq(struct vhost_net *n,
 	struct vhost_poll *poll = n->poll + (nvq - n->vqs);
 	struct socket *sock;
 
-	sock = vq->private_data;
+	sock = vhost_vq_get_backend_opaque(vq);
 	if (!sock)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static void vhost_net_busy_poll(struct vhost_net *net,
 		return;
 
 	vhost_disable_notify(&net->dev, vq);
-	sock = rvq->private_data;
+	sock = vhost_vq_get_backend_opaque(rvq);
 
 	busyloop_timeout = poll_rx ? rvq->busyloop_timeout:
 				     tvq->busyloop_timeout;
@@ -570,8 +570,10 @@ static int vhost_net_tx_get_vq_desc(struct vhost_net *net,
 
 	if (r == tvq->num && tvq->busyloop_timeout) {
 		/* Flush batched packets first */
-		if (!vhost_sock_zcopy(tvq->private_data))
-			vhost_tx_batch(net, tnvq, tvq->private_data, msghdr);
+		if (!vhost_sock_zcopy(vhost_vq_get_backend_opaque(tvq)))
+			vhost_tx_batch(net, tnvq,
+				       vhost_vq_get_backend_opaque(tvq),
+				       msghdr);
 
 		vhost_net_busy_poll(net, rvq, tvq, busyloop_intr, false);
 
@@ -685,7 +687,7 @@ static int vhost_net_build_xdp(struct vhost_net_virtqueue *nvq,
 	struct vhost_virtqueue *vq = &nvq->vq;
 	struct vhost_net *net = container_of(vq->dev, struct vhost_net,
 					     dev);
-	struct socket *sock = vq->private_data;
+	struct socket *sock = vhost_vq_get_backend_opaque(vq);
 	struct page_frag *alloc_frag = &net->page_frag;
 	struct virtio_net_hdr *gso;
 	struct xdp_buff *xdp = &nvq->xdp[nvq->batched_xdp];
@@ -952,7 +954,7 @@ static void handle_tx(struct vhost_net *net)
 	struct socket *sock;
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&vq->mutex, VHOST_NET_VQ_TX);
-	sock = vq->private_data;
+	sock = vhost_vq_get_backend_opaque(vq);
 	if (!sock)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1121,7 +1123,7 @@ static void handle_rx(struct vhost_net *net)
 	int recv_pkts = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&vq->mutex, VHOST_NET_VQ_RX);
-	sock = vq->private_data;
+	sock = vhost_vq_get_backend_opaque(vq);
 	if (!sock)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1344,9 +1346,9 @@ static struct socket *vhost_net_stop_vq(struct vhost_net *n,
 		container_of(vq, struct vhost_net_virtqueue, vq);
 
 	mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
-	sock = vq->private_data;
+	sock = vhost_vq_get_backend_opaque(vq);
 	vhost_net_disable_vq(n, vq);
-	vq->private_data = NULL;
+	vhost_vq_set_backend_opaque(vq, NULL);
 	vhost_net_buf_unproduce(nvq);
 	nvq->rx_ring = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&vq->mutex);
@@ -1528,7 +1530,7 @@ static long vhost_net_set_backend(struct vhost_net *n, unsigned index, int fd)
 	}
 
 	/* start polling new socket */
-	oldsock = vq->private_data;
+	oldsock = vhost_vq_get_backend_opaque(vq);
 	if (sock != oldsock) {
 		ubufs = vhost_net_ubuf_alloc(vq,
 					     sock && vhost_sock_zcopy(sock));
@@ -1538,7 +1540,7 @@ static long vhost_net_set_backend(struct vhost_net *n, unsigned index, int fd)
 		}
 
 		vhost_net_disable_vq(n, vq);
-		vq->private_data = sock;
+		vhost_vq_set_backend_opaque(vq, sock);
 		vhost_net_buf_unproduce(nvq);
 		r = vhost_vq_init_access(vq);
 		if (r)
@@ -1575,7 +1577,7 @@ static long vhost_net_set_backend(struct vhost_net *n, unsigned index, int fd)
 	return 0;
 
 err_used:
-	vq->private_data = oldsock;
+	vhost_vq_set_backend_opaque(vq, oldsock);
 	vhost_net_enable_vq(n, vq);
 	if (ubufs)
 		vhost_net_ubuf_put_wait_and_free(ubufs);
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
index a123fd70847e..0808188f7e8f 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
@@ -244,6 +244,34 @@ enum {
 			 (1ULL << VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1)
 };
 
+/**
+ * vhost_vq_set_backend_opaque - Set backend opaque.
+ *
+ * @vq            Virtqueue.
+ * @private_data  The private data.
+ *
+ * Context: Need to call with vq->mutex acquired.
+ */
+static inline void vhost_vq_set_backend_opaque(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
+					       void *private_data)
+{
+	vq->private_data = private_data;
+}
+
+/**
+ * vhost_vq_get_backend_opaque - Get backend opaque.
+ *
+ * @vq            Virtqueue.
+ * @private_data  The private data.
+ *
+ * Context: Need to call with vq->mutex acquired.
+ * Return: Opaque previously set with vhost_vq_set_backend_opaque.
+ */
+static inline void *vhost_vq_get_backend_opaque(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
+{
+	return vq->private_data;
+}
+
 static inline bool vhost_has_feature(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq, int bit)
 {
 	return vq->acked_features & (1ULL << bit);
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
index c2d7d57e98cf..6e20dbe14acd 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ vhost_transport_do_send_pkt(struct vhost_vsock *vsock,
 
 	mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
 
-	if (!vq->private_data)
+	if (!vhost_vq_get_backend_opaque(vq))
 		goto out;
 
 	/* Avoid further vmexits, we're already processing the virtqueue */
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static void vhost_vsock_handle_tx_kick(struct vhost_work *work)
 
 	mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
 
-	if (!vq->private_data)
+	if (!vhost_vq_get_backend_opaque(vq))
 		goto out;
 
 	vhost_disable_notify(&vsock->dev, vq);
@@ -533,8 +533,8 @@ static int vhost_vsock_start(struct vhost_vsock *vsock)
 			goto err_vq;
 		}
 
-		if (!vq->private_data) {
-			vq->private_data = vsock;
+		if (!vhost_vq_get_backend_opaque(vq)) {
+			vhost_vq_set_backend_opaque(vq, vsock);
 			ret = vhost_vq_init_access(vq);
 			if (ret)
 				goto err_vq;
@@ -547,14 +547,14 @@ static int vhost_vsock_start(struct vhost_vsock *vsock)
 	return 0;
 
 err_vq:
-	vq->private_data = NULL;
+	vhost_vq_set_backend_opaque(vq, NULL);
 	mutex_unlock(&vq->mutex);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vsock->vqs); i++) {
 		vq = &vsock->vqs[i];
 
 		mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
-		vq->private_data = NULL;
+		vhost_vq_set_backend_opaque(vq, NULL);
 		mutex_unlock(&vq->mutex);
 	}
 err:
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static int vhost_vsock_stop(struct vhost_vsock *vsock)
 		struct vhost_virtqueue *vq = &vsock->vqs[i];
 
 		mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
-		vq->private_data = NULL;
+		vhost_vq_set_backend_opaque(vq, NULL);
 		mutex_unlock(&vq->mutex);
 	}
 
