diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/transport/pci_device.rs b/virtio-devices/src/transport/pci_device.rs
index 833836d77..619336e89 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/transport/pci_device.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/transport/pci_device.rs
@@ -807,7 +807,8 @@ impl VirtioPciDevice {
             }
 
             if !queue.is_valid(self.memory.memory().deref()) {
-                error!("Queue {queue_index} is not valid");
+                error!("Queue {queue_index} is not valid; skipping activation");
+                continue;
             }
 
             queues.push((