diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c
index e856df7e285c..a6f3a8a2aca6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ static int probe_common(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 		goto err_find;
 	}
 
+	virtio_device_ready(vdev);
+
 	/* we always have a pending entropy request */
 	request_entropy(vi);