diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
index c2b733ef95b0..2f8f3bd56b00 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -455,13 +455,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_virtio_device);
 int virtio_device_freeze(struct virtio_device *dev)
 {
 	struct virtio_driver *drv = drv_to_virtio(dev->dev.driver);
+	int ret;
 
 	virtio_config_disable(dev);
 
 	dev->failed = dev->config->get_status(dev) & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_FAILED;
 
-	if (drv && drv->freeze)
-		return drv->freeze(dev);
+	if (drv && drv->freeze) {
+		ret = drv->freeze(dev);
+		if (ret) {
+			virtio_config_enable(dev);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }