diff --git a/net/9p/trans_xen.c b/net/9p/trans_xen.c
index 80cc0289dd0d..75c03a82baf3 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_xen.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_xen.c
@@ -371,12 +371,11 @@ static int xen_9pfs_front_alloc_dataring(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int xen_9pfs_front_probe(struct xenbus_device *dev,
-				const struct xenbus_device_id *id)
+static int xen_9pfs_front_init(struct xenbus_device *dev)
 {
 	int ret, i;
 	struct xenbus_transaction xbt;
-	struct xen_9pfs_front_priv *priv = NULL;
+	struct xen_9pfs_front_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&dev->dev);
 	char *versions, *v;
 	unsigned int max_rings, max_ring_order, len = 0;
 
@@ -404,11 +403,6 @@ static int xen_9pfs_front_probe(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 	if (p9_xen_trans.maxsize > XEN_FLEX_RING_SIZE(max_ring_order))
 		p9_xen_trans.maxsize = XEN_FLEX_RING_SIZE(max_ring_order) / 2;
 
-	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!priv)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	priv->dev = dev;
 	priv->num_rings = XEN_9PFS_NUM_RINGS;
 	priv->rings = kcalloc(priv->num_rings, sizeof(*priv->rings),
 			      GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -467,23 +461,35 @@ static int xen_9pfs_front_probe(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	write_lock(&xen_9pfs_lock);
-	list_add_tail(&priv->list, &xen_9pfs_devs);
-	write_unlock(&xen_9pfs_lock);
-	dev_set_drvdata(&dev->dev, priv);
-	xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateInitialised);
-
 	return 0;
 
  error_xenbus:
 	xenbus_transaction_end(xbt, 1);
 	xenbus_dev_fatal(dev, ret, "writing xenstore");
  error:
-	dev_set_drvdata(&dev->dev, NULL);
 	xen_9pfs_front_free(priv);
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int xen_9pfs_front_probe(struct xenbus_device *dev,
+				const struct xenbus_device_id *id)
+{
+	struct xen_9pfs_front_priv *priv = NULL;
+
+	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!priv)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	priv->dev = dev;
+	dev_set_drvdata(&dev->dev, priv);
+
+	write_lock(&xen_9pfs_lock);
+	list_add_tail(&priv->list, &xen_9pfs_devs);
+	write_unlock(&xen_9pfs_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int xen_9pfs_front_resume(struct xenbus_device *dev)
 {
 	dev_warn(&dev->dev, "suspend/resume unsupported\n");
@@ -502,6 +508,8 @@ static void xen_9pfs_front_changed(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 		break;
 
 	case XenbusStateInitWait:
+		if (!xen_9pfs_front_init(dev))
+			xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateInitialised);
 		break;
 
 	case XenbusStateConnected: