diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index af474cc191d0..2088b566d10b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -2895,7 +2895,7 @@ static int virtnet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++) {
 		if (i < vi->curr_queue_pairs)
 			/* Make sure we have some buffers: if oom use wq. */
-			if (!try_fill_recv(vi, &vi->rq[i], GFP_KERNEL))
+			if (!try_fill_recv(vi, &vi->rq[i], GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO))
 				schedule_delayed_work(&vi->refill, 0);
 
 		err = virtnet_enable_queue_pair(vi, i);