diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.c b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.c
index ad69a267e..c5c4c41b9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.c
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.c
@@ -138,14 +138,16 @@ vhost_backend_cleanup(struct virtio_net *dev)
  */
 static int
 vhost_user_set_owner(struct virtio_net **pdev __rte_unused,
-		struct VhostUserMsg *msg __rte_unused)
+			struct VhostUserMsg *msg __rte_unused,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	return VH_RESULT_OK;
 }
 
 static int
 vhost_user_reset_owner(struct virtio_net **pdev,
-		struct VhostUserMsg *msg __rte_unused)
+			struct VhostUserMsg *msg __rte_unused,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	vhost_destroy_device_notify(dev);
@@ -159,7 +161,8 @@ vhost_user_reset_owner(struct virtio_net **pdev,
  * The features that we support are requested.
  */
 static int
-vhost_user_get_features(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+vhost_user_get_features(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	uint64_t features = 0;
@@ -176,7 +179,8 @@ vhost_user_get_features(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
  * The queue number that we support are requested.
  */
 static int
-vhost_user_get_queue_num(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+vhost_user_get_queue_num(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	uint32_t queue_num = 0;
@@ -193,7 +197,8 @@ vhost_user_get_queue_num(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
  * We receive the negotiated features supported by us and the virtio device.
  */
 static int
-vhost_user_set_features(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+vhost_user_set_features(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	uint64_t features = msg->payload.u64;
@@ -275,7 +280,8 @@ vhost_user_set_features(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
  */
 static int
 vhost_user_set_vring_num(struct virtio_net **pdev,
-			 struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+			struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	struct vhost_virtqueue *vq = dev->virtqueue[msg->payload.state.index];
@@ -637,7 +643,8 @@ translate_ring_addresses(struct virtio_net *dev, int vq_index)
  * This function then converts these to our address space.
  */
 static int
-vhost_user_set_vring_addr(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+vhost_user_set_vring_addr(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	struct vhost_virtqueue *vq;
@@ -674,7 +681,8 @@ vhost_user_set_vring_addr(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
  */
 static int
 vhost_user_set_vring_base(struct virtio_net **pdev,
-			  struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+			struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	dev->virtqueue[msg->payload.state.index]->last_used_idx  =
@@ -807,7 +815,8 @@ vhost_memory_changed(struct VhostUserMemory *new,
 }
 
 static int
-vhost_user_set_mem_table(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+vhost_user_set_mem_table(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	struct VhostUserMemory memory = msg->payload.memory;
@@ -1022,7 +1031,8 @@ virtio_is_ready(struct virtio_net *dev)
 }
 
 static int
-vhost_user_set_vring_call(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+vhost_user_set_vring_call(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	struct vhost_vring_file file;
@@ -1046,7 +1056,8 @@ vhost_user_set_vring_call(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
 }
 
 static int vhost_user_set_vring_err(struct virtio_net **pdev __rte_unused,
-			struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+			struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	if (!(msg->payload.u64 & VHOST_USER_VRING_NOFD_MASK))
 		close(msg->fds[0]);
@@ -1056,7 +1067,8 @@ static int vhost_user_set_vring_err(struct virtio_net **pdev __rte_unused,
 }
 
 static int
-vhost_user_set_vring_kick(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+vhost_user_set_vring_kick(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	struct vhost_vring_file file;
@@ -1115,7 +1127,8 @@ free_zmbufs(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
  */
 static int
 vhost_user_get_vring_base(struct virtio_net **pdev,
-			  struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+			struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	struct vhost_virtqueue *vq = dev->virtqueue[msg->payload.state.index];
@@ -1171,7 +1184,8 @@ vhost_user_get_vring_base(struct virtio_net **pdev,
  */
 static int
 vhost_user_set_vring_enable(struct virtio_net **pdev,
-			    struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+			struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	int enable = (int)msg->payload.state.num;
@@ -1199,7 +1213,8 @@ vhost_user_set_vring_enable(struct virtio_net **pdev,
 
 static int
 vhost_user_get_protocol_features(struct virtio_net **pdev,
-				 struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+			struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	uint64_t features, protocol_features;
@@ -1224,7 +1239,8 @@ vhost_user_get_protocol_features(struct virtio_net **pdev,
 
 static int
 vhost_user_set_protocol_features(struct virtio_net **pdev,
-				 struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+			struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	uint64_t protocol_features = msg->payload.u64;
@@ -1241,7 +1257,8 @@ vhost_user_set_protocol_features(struct virtio_net **pdev,
 }
 
 static int
-vhost_user_set_log_base(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+vhost_user_set_log_base(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	int fd = msg->fds[0];
@@ -1307,7 +1324,8 @@ vhost_user_set_log_base(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
 }
 
 static int vhost_user_set_log_fd(struct virtio_net **pdev __rte_unused,
-			struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+			struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	close(msg->fds[0]);
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, VHOST_CONFIG, "not implemented.\n");
@@ -1324,7 +1342,8 @@ static int vhost_user_set_log_fd(struct virtio_net **pdev __rte_unused,
  * a flag 'broadcast_rarp' to let rte_vhost_dequeue_burst() inject it.
  */
 static int
-vhost_user_send_rarp(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+vhost_user_send_rarp(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	uint8_t *mac = (uint8_t *)&msg->payload.u64;
@@ -1354,7 +1373,8 @@ vhost_user_send_rarp(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
 }
 
 static int
-vhost_user_net_set_mtu(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+vhost_user_net_set_mtu(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	if (msg->payload.u64 < VIRTIO_MIN_MTU ||
@@ -1371,7 +1391,8 @@ vhost_user_net_set_mtu(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
 }
 
 static int
-vhost_user_set_req_fd(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+vhost_user_set_req_fd(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	int fd = msg->fds[0];
@@ -1438,7 +1459,8 @@ is_vring_iotlb_invalidate(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 }
 
 static int
-vhost_user_iotlb_msg(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
+vhost_user_iotlb_msg(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+			int main_fd __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct virtio_net *dev = *pdev;
 	struct vhost_iotlb_msg *imsg = &msg->payload.iotlb;
@@ -1483,7 +1505,8 @@ vhost_user_iotlb_msg(struct virtio_net **pdev, struct VhostUserMsg *msg)
 }
 
 typedef int (*vhost_message_handler_t)(struct virtio_net **pdev,
-					struct VhostUserMsg *msg);
+					struct VhostUserMsg *msg,
+					int main_fd);
 static vhost_message_handler_t vhost_message_handlers[VHOST_USER_MAX] = {
 	[VHOST_USER_NONE] = NULL,
 	[VHOST_USER_GET_FEATURES] = vhost_user_get_features,
@@ -1761,7 +1784,7 @@ vhost_user_msg_handler(int vid, int fd)
 	if (request > VHOST_USER_NONE && request < VHOST_USER_MAX) {
 		if (!vhost_message_handlers[request])
 			goto skip_to_post_handle;
-		ret = vhost_message_handlers[request](&dev, &msg);
+		ret = vhost_message_handlers[request](&dev, &msg, fd);
 
 		switch (ret) {
 		case VH_RESULT_ERR:
