diff --git a/src/virgl_resource.c b/src/virgl_resource.c
index 4e9d640..89224c7 100644
--- a/src/virgl_resource.c
+++ b/src/virgl_resource.c
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ virgl_resource_create(uint32_t res_id)
 }
 
 int
-virgl_resource_create_from_pipe(uint32_t res_id, struct pipe_resource *pres)
+virgl_resource_create_from_pipe(uint32_t res_id,
+                                struct pipe_resource *pres,
+                                const struct iovec *iov,
+                                int iov_count)
 {
    struct virgl_resource *res;
 
@@ -108,6 +111,9 @@ virgl_resource_create_from_pipe(uint32_t res_id, struct pipe_resource *pres)
    /* take ownership */
    res->pipe_resource = pres;
 
+   res->iov = iov;
+   res->iov_count = iov_count;
+
    return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/virgl_resource.h b/src/virgl_resource.h
index c3e1438..3b165da 100644
--- a/src/virgl_resource.h
+++ b/src/virgl_resource.h
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ struct pipe_resource;
 struct virgl_resource {
    uint32_t res_id;
 
+   struct pipe_resource *pipe_resource;
+
    const struct iovec *iov;
    int iov_count;
 
    void *private_data;
-
-   struct pipe_resource *pipe_resource;
 };
 
 struct virgl_resource_pipe_callbacks {
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ void
 virgl_resource_table_reset(void);
 
 int
-virgl_resource_create_from_pipe(uint32_t res_id, struct pipe_resource *pres);
+virgl_resource_create_from_pipe(uint32_t res_id,
+                                struct pipe_resource *pres,
+                                const struct iovec *iov,
+                                int iov_count);
 
 int
 virgl_resource_create_from_iov(uint32_t res_id,
diff --git a/src/virglrenderer.c b/src/virglrenderer.c
index 89680e2..71166c5 100644
--- a/src/virglrenderer.c
+++ b/src/virglrenderer.c
@@ -80,20 +80,12 @@ static int virgl_renderer_resource_create_internal(struct virgl_renderer_resourc
    if (!pipe_res)
       return EINVAL;
 
-   ret = virgl_resource_create_from_pipe(args->handle, pipe_res);
+   ret = virgl_resource_create_from_pipe(args->handle, pipe_res, iov, num_iovs);
    if (ret) {
       vrend_renderer_resource_destroy((struct vrend_resource *)pipe_res);
       return ret;
    }
 
-   if (!ret && num_iovs) {
-      ret = virgl_renderer_resource_attach_iov(args->handle, iov, num_iovs);
-      if (ret) {
-         virgl_resource_remove(args->handle);
-         return ret;
-      }
-   }
-
    return 0;
 }
 
@@ -706,20 +698,15 @@ int virgl_renderer_resource_create_blob(const struct virgl_renderer_resource_cre
    if (!pipe_res)
       return -EINVAL;
 
-   ret = virgl_resource_create_from_pipe(args->res_handle, pipe_res);
+   ret = virgl_resource_create_from_pipe(args->res_handle,
+                                         pipe_res,
+                                         args->iovecs,
+                                         args->num_iovs);
    if (ret) {
       vrend_renderer_resource_destroy((struct vrend_resource *)pipe_res);
       return ret;
    }
 
-   if (has_guest_storage) {
-      ret = virgl_renderer_resource_attach_iov(args->res_handle, args->iovecs, args->num_iovs);
-      if (ret) {
-         virgl_resource_remove(args->res_handle);
-         return ret;
-      }
-   }
-
    return 0;
 }