diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/node.c b/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/node.c
index d74e56f..8dbd855 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/node.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/node.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
   u32 frame_num = apif->rx_req->tp_frame_nr;
   u8 *block_start = apif->rx_ring + block * block_size;
   uword n_trace = vlib_get_trace_count (vm, node);
-  u32 thread_index = vlib_get_thread_index ();
+  u32 thread_index = vm->thread_index;
   u32 n_buffer_bytes = vlib_buffer_free_list_buffer_size (vm,
 							  VLIB_BUFFER_DEFAULT_FREE_LIST_INDEX);
   u32 min_bufs = apif->rx_req->tp_frame_size / n_buffer_bytes;
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/netmap/node.c b/src/vnet/devices/netmap/node.c
index 67ddce5..e541700 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/netmap/node.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/netmap/node.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
   u32 n_free_bufs;
   struct netmap_ring *ring;
   int cur_ring;
-  u32 thread_index = vlib_get_thread_index ();
+  u32 thread_index = vm->thread_index;
   u32 n_buffer_bytes = vlib_buffer_free_list_buffer_size (vm,
 							  VLIB_BUFFER_DEFAULT_FREE_LIST_INDEX);
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
 {
   int i;
   u32 n_rx_packets = 0;
-  u32 thread_index = vlib_get_thread_index ();
+  u32 thread_index = vm->thread_index;
   netmap_main_t *nm = &netmap_main;
   netmap_if_t *nmi;
 
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/node.c b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/node.c
index 9477a1c..339c48c 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/node.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/node.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 			    vlib_frame_t * frame, virtio_if_t * vif, u16 qid)
 {
   vnet_main_t *vnm = vnet_get_main ();
-  u32 thread_index = vlib_get_thread_index ();
+  u32 thread_index = vm->thread_index;
   uword n_trace = vlib_get_trace_count (vm, node);
   virtio_vring_t *vring = vec_elt_at_index (vif->vrings, 0);
   u32 next_index = VNET_DEVICE_INPUT_NEXT_ETHERNET_INPUT;
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_input.c b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_input.c
index 3db4473..3f2b402 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_input.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_input.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
   u32 next_index = VNET_DEVICE_INPUT_NEXT_ETHERNET_INPUT;
   u32 n_trace = vlib_get_trace_count (vm, node);
   u32 map_hint = 0;
-  u16 thread_index = vlib_get_thread_index ();
+  u16 thread_index = vm->thread_index;
   u16 copy_len = 0;
 
   {
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_output.c b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_output.c
index f400f18..b415837 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_output.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_output.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
   u32 qid = ~0;
   vhost_user_vring_t *rxvq;
   u8 error;
-  u32 thread_index = vlib_get_thread_index ();
+  u32 thread_index = vm->thread_index;
   u32 map_hint = 0;
   u8 retry = 8;
   u16 copy_len;