diff --git a/src/drivers/virtio/transport/mmio.rs b/src/drivers/virtio/transport/mmio.rs
index 23f88f3647..1bad406a68 100644
--- a/src/drivers/virtio/transport/mmio.rs
+++ b/src/drivers/virtio/transport/mmio.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use virtio_spec::mmio::{
 	DeviceRegisterVolatileFieldAccess, DeviceRegisterVolatileWideFieldAccess, DeviceRegisters,
 	InterruptStatus,
 };
-use virtio_spec::DeviceStatus;
+use virtio_spec::{le32, DeviceStatus};
 use volatile::VolatileRef;
 
 #[cfg(any(feature = "tcp", feature = "udp"))]
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ impl<'a> VqCfgHandler<'a> {
 		self.raw.as_mut_ptr().queue_device().write(addr.0.into());
 	}
 
-	pub fn notif_off(&mut self) -> u16 {
-		// we don't need an offset
-		0
-	}
-
 	pub fn enable_queue(&mut self) {
 		self.select_queue();
 
@@ -267,31 +262,18 @@ impl ComCfg {
 /// See Virtio specification v1.1 - 4.1.4.4
 pub struct NotifCfg {
 	/// Start addr, from where the notification addresses for the virtqueues are computed
-	queue_notify: *mut u32,
+	queue_notify: *mut le32,
 }
 
 impl NotifCfg {
 	pub fn new(mut registers: VolatileRef<'_, DeviceRegisters>) -> Self {
-		let raw = registers
-			.as_mut_ptr()
-			.queue_notify()
-			.as_raw_ptr()
-			.as_ptr()
-			.cast();
+		let raw = registers.as_mut_ptr().queue_notify().as_raw_ptr().as_ptr();
 
 		NotifCfg { queue_notify: raw }
 	}
 
-	/// Returns base address of notification area as an usize
-	pub fn base(&self) -> usize {
-		self.queue_notify as usize
-	}
-
-	/// Returns the multiplier, needed in order to calculate the
-	/// notification address for a specific queue.
-	pub fn multiplier(&self) -> u32 {
-		// we don't need a multiplier
-		0
+	pub fn notification_location(&self, _vq_cfg_handler: &mut VqCfgHandler<'_>) -> *mut le32 {
+		self.queue_notify
 	}
 }
 
@@ -301,16 +283,16 @@ pub struct NotifCtrl {
 	/// Indicates if VIRTIO_F_NOTIFICATION_DATA has been negotiated
 	f_notif_data: bool,
 	/// Where to write notification
-	notif_addr: *mut u32,
+	notif_addr: *mut le32,
 }
 
 impl NotifCtrl {
 	/// Returns a new controller. By default MSI-X capabilities and VIRTIO_F_NOTIFICATION_DATA
 	/// are disabled.
-	pub fn new(notif_addr: *mut usize) -> Self {
+	pub fn new(notif_addr: *mut le32) -> Self {
 		NotifCtrl {
 			f_notif_data: false,
-			notif_addr: notif_addr as *mut u32,
+			notif_addr,
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/virtio/transport/pci.rs b/src/drivers/virtio/transport/pci.rs
index 27ae0ec26b..4291fc85eb 100644
--- a/src/drivers/virtio/transport/pci.rs
+++ b/src/drivers/virtio/transport/pci.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use virtio_spec::pci::{
 	CommonCfg, CommonCfgVolatileFieldAccess, CommonCfgVolatileWideFieldAccess,
 	IsrStatus as IsrStatusRaw,
 };
-use virtio_spec::DeviceStatus;
+use virtio_spec::{le32, DeviceStatus};
 use volatile::VolatileRef;
 
 #[cfg(all(not(feature = "rtl8139"), any(feature = "tcp", feature = "udp")))]
@@ -617,15 +617,10 @@ impl NotifCfg {
 		})
 	}
 
-	/// Returns base address of notification area as an usize
-	pub fn base(&self) -> usize {
-		usize::from(self.base_addr)
-	}
-
-	/// Returns the multiplier, needed in order to calculate the
-	/// notification address for a specific queue.
-	pub fn multiplier(&self) -> u32 {
-		self.notify_off_multiplier
+	pub fn notification_location(&self, vq_cfg_handler: &mut VqCfgHandler<'_>) -> *mut le32 {
+		let addend = u32::from(vq_cfg_handler.notif_off()) * self.notify_off_multiplier;
+		let addr = usize::from(self.base_addr) + usize::try_from(addend).unwrap();
+		ptr::with_exposed_provenance_mut(addr)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -635,13 +630,13 @@ pub struct NotifCtrl {
 	/// Indicates if VIRTIO_F_NOTIFICATION_DATA has been negotiated
 	f_notif_data: bool,
 	/// Where to write notification
-	notif_addr: *mut usize,
+	notif_addr: *mut le32,
 }
 
 impl NotifCtrl {
 	/// Returns a new controller. By default MSI-X capabilities and VIRTIO_F_NOTIFICATION_DATA
 	/// are disabled.
-	pub fn new(notif_addr: *mut usize) -> Self {
+	pub fn new(notif_addr: *mut le32) -> Self {
 		NotifCtrl {
 			f_notif_data: false,
 			notif_addr,
diff --git a/src/drivers/virtio/virtqueue/packed.rs b/src/drivers/virtio/virtqueue/packed.rs
index 85b3659fec..f2e0dd0882 100644
--- a/src/drivers/virtio/virtqueue/packed.rs
+++ b/src/drivers/virtio/virtqueue/packed.rs
@@ -1131,11 +1131,7 @@ impl Virtq for PackedVq {
 			raw: dev_event,
 		};
 
-		let mut notif_ctrl = NotifCtrl::new(ptr::with_exposed_provenance_mut(
-			notif_cfg.base()
-				+ usize::from(vq_handler.notif_off())
-					* usize::try_from(notif_cfg.multiplier()).unwrap(),
-		));
+		let mut notif_ctrl = NotifCtrl::new(notif_cfg.notification_location(&mut vq_handler));
 
 		if features.contains(virtio_spec::F::NOTIFICATION_DATA) {
 			notif_ctrl.enable_notif_data();
diff --git a/src/drivers/virtio/virtqueue/split.rs b/src/drivers/virtio/virtqueue/split.rs
index 3119053d52..a379b8612d 100644
--- a/src/drivers/virtio/virtqueue/split.rs
+++ b/src/drivers/virtio/virtqueue/split.rs
@@ -494,11 +494,7 @@ impl Virtq for SplitVq {
 			used_ring_cell,
 		};
 
-		let mut notif_ctrl = NotifCtrl::new(ptr::with_exposed_provenance_mut(
-			notif_cfg.base()
-				+ usize::from(vq_handler.notif_off())
-					* usize::try_from(notif_cfg.multiplier()).unwrap(),
-		));
+		let mut notif_ctrl = NotifCtrl::new(notif_cfg.notification_location(&mut vq_handler));
 
 		if features.contains(virtio_spec::F::NOTIFICATION_DATA) {
 			notif_ctrl.enable_notif_data();