diff --git a/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c b/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
index b1e607298c..d315db1396 100644
--- a/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
+++ b/contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c
@@ -498,6 +498,16 @@ static bool
 vu_get_features_exec(VuDev *dev, VhostUserMsg *vmsg)
 {
     vmsg->payload.u64 =
+        /*
+         * The following VIRTIO feature bits are supported by our virtqueue
+         * implementation:
+         */
+        1ULL << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY |
+        1ULL << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC |
+        1ULL << VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX |
+        1ULL << VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1 |
+
+        /* vhost-user feature bits */
         1ULL << VHOST_F_LOG_ALL |
         1ULL << VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES;
 
diff --git a/contrib/vhost-user-blk/vhost-user-blk.c b/contrib/vhost-user-blk/vhost-user-blk.c
index 6fd91c7e99..25eccd02b5 100644
--- a/contrib/vhost-user-blk/vhost-user-blk.c
+++ b/contrib/vhost-user-blk/vhost-user-blk.c
@@ -382,9 +382,7 @@ vub_get_features(VuDev *dev)
                1ull << VIRTIO_BLK_F_DISCARD |
                1ull << VIRTIO_BLK_F_WRITE_ZEROES |
                #endif
-               1ull << VIRTIO_BLK_F_CONFIG_WCE |
-               1ull << VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1 |
-               1ull << VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES;
+               1ull << VIRTIO_BLK_F_CONFIG_WCE;
 
     if (vdev_blk->enable_ro) {
         features |= 1ull << VIRTIO_BLK_F_RO;