diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c
index 2dc9ce183cc6fdadb4332581864550c8c5ad8745..a9673a757009c558ce74c6b18cd4b23065259f69 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static struct hwrng virtio_hwrng = {
 	.read		= virtio_read,
 };
 
-static int virtrng_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+static int probe_common(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int virtrng_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void __devexit virtrng_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+static void remove_common(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
 	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
 	busy = false;
@@ -114,6 +114,16 @@ static void __devexit virtrng_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 }
 
+static int virtrng_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+{
+	return probe_common(vdev);
+}
+
+static void __devexit virtrng_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+{
+	remove_common(vdev);
+}
+
 static struct virtio_device_id id_table[] = {
 	{ VIRTIO_ID_RNG, VIRTIO_DEV_ANY_ID },
 	{ 0 },