diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 53031e58a5fc13c6c43b0e4355620c35c110c56c..4e0cbbcd60a7af281ef784791584ed23f2d3a838 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -1912,6 +1912,8 @@ static int virtnet_restore(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	virtio_device_ready(vdev);
+
 	if (netif_running(vi->dev)) {
 		for (i = 0; i < vi->curr_queue_pairs; i++)
 			if (!try_fill_recv(&vi->rq[i], GFP_KERNEL))