diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_kernel.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_kernel.c
index 2fd00afa84..023fddcd69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_kernel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_kernel.c

@@ -357,6 +357,12 @@ vhost_kernel_setup(struct virtio_user_dev *dev)
        return 0;
 }

+static int
+vhost_kernel_destroy(struct virtio_user_dev *dev)
+{

+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 vhost_kernel_set_backend(int vhostfd, int tapfd)
 {

@@ -455,6 +461,7 @@ vhost_kernel_get_backend_features(uint64_t *features)

 struct virtio_user_backend_ops virtio_ops_kernel = {
        .setup = vhost_kernel_setup,
+       .destroy = vhost_kernel_destroy,
        .get_backend_features = vhost_kernel_get_backend_features,
        .set_owner = vhost_kernel_set_owner,
        .get_features = vhost_kernel_get_features,

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_vdpa.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_vdpa.c
index c826f333e0..b29426d767 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_vdpa.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_vdpa.c

@@ -287,6 +287,13 @@ vhost_vdpa_setup(struct virtio_user_dev *dev)
        return 0;
 }

+static int
+vhost_vdpa_destroy(struct virtio_user_dev *dev __rte_unused)
+{
+       return;
+       return 0;