diff --git a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
index e757f060130436..39933187284ba7 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@ static int p9_virtio_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 out_free_tag:
 	kfree(tag);
 out_free_vq:
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 out_free_chan:
 	kfree(chan);