diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/virt-pci.c b/arch/um/drivers/virt-pci.c
index 5c092a9153eaedcc31fe878ec40a22fd01708500..02784702318419227156d7a0b199171bc4abcb79 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/virt-pci.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/virt-pci.c
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@ static int um_pci_init_vqs(struct um_pci_device *dev)
 	dev->cmd_vq = vqs[0];
 	dev->irq_vq = vqs[1];
 
+	virtio_device_ready(dev->vdev);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_IRQ_MSGS; i++) {
 		void *msg = kzalloc(MAX_IRQ_MSG_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 
@@ -587,7 +589,7 @@ static int um_pci_virtio_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	dev->irq = irq_alloc_desc(numa_node_id());
 	if (dev->irq < 0) {
 		err = dev->irq;
-		goto error;
+		goto err_reset;
 	}
 	um_pci_devices[free].dev = dev;
 	vdev->priv = dev;
@@ -604,6 +606,9 @@ static int um_pci_virtio_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 	um_pci_rescan();
 	return 0;
+err_reset:
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
+	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 error:
 	mutex_unlock(&um_pci_mtx);
 	kfree(dev);