diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
index f4080692b351..f513ee21b1c1 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -510,8 +510,10 @@ int virtio_device_freeze(struct virtio_device *dev)
 
 	if (drv && drv->freeze) {
 		ret = drv->freeze(dev);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			virtio_config_enable(dev);
 			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (dev->config->destroy_avq)