diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-virtio.c b/drivers/spi/spi-virtio.c
index fa4c68049eca..2256dfec5407 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-virtio.c
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ static int virtio_spi_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return dev_err_probe(&vdev->dev, ret, "Cannot register virtqueue cleanup\n");
 
+	virtio_device_ready(vdev);
+
 	/* Use devm version to register controller */
 	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&vdev->dev, ctrl);
 	if (ret)