diff --git a/devicemodel/hw/pci/virtio/virtio_console.c b/devicemodel/hw/pci/virtio/virtio_console.c
index 9f0ee923e..e7de20b7c 100644
--- a/devicemodel/hw/pci/virtio/virtio_console.c
+++ b/devicemodel/hw/pci/virtio/virtio_console.c
@@ -766,6 +766,13 @@ virtio_console_close_all(struct virtio_console *console)
 
 		be = (struct virtio_console_backend *)port->arg;
 		if (be) {
+			if (be->evp) {
+				if (be->fd != STDIN_FILENO)
+					mevent_delete_close(be->evp);
+				else
+					mevent_delete(be->evp);
+			}
+
 			virtio_console_close_backend(be);
 			free(be);
 		}
diff --git a/devicemodel/hw/pci/virtio/virtio_net.c b/devicemodel/hw/pci/virtio/virtio_net.c
index eeaf7a92b..10517aae1 100644
--- a/devicemodel/hw/pci/virtio/virtio_net.c
+++ b/devicemodel/hw/pci/virtio/virtio_net.c
@@ -1093,6 +1093,9 @@ virtio_net_deinit(struct vmctx *ctx, struct pci_vdev *dev, char *opts)
 		} else
 			fprintf(stderr, "net->tapfd is -1!\n");
 
+		if (net->mevp != NULL)
+			mevent_delete(net->mevp);
+
 		free(net);
 
 		DPRINTF(("%s: done\n", __func__));