diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
index badc9d828cac..e030c2120183 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
@@ -2488,12 +2488,12 @@ static bool vfio_pci_dev_set_needs_reset(struct vfio_device_set *dev_set)
 	struct vfio_pci_core_device *cur;
 	bool needs_reset = false;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(cur, &dev_set->device_list, vdev.dev_set_list) {
-		/* No VFIO device in the set can have an open device FD */
-		if (cur->vdev.open_count)
-			return false;
+	/* No other VFIO device in the set can be open. */
+	if (vfio_device_set_open_count(dev_set) > 1)
+		return false;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(cur, &dev_set->device_list, vdev.dev_set_list)
 		needs_reset |= cur->needs_reset;
-	}
 	return needs_reset;
 }