diff --git a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
index 6940d8fe8971..daa749c8b3fb 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
@@ -575,6 +575,8 @@ static int p9_virtio_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	/* Ceiling limit to avoid denial of service attacks */
 	chan->p9_max_pages = nr_free_buffer_pages()/4;
 
+	virtio_device_ready(vdev);
+
 	mutex_lock(&virtio_9p_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&chan->chan_list, &virtio_chan_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&virtio_9p_lock);