diff --git a/drivers/virt/vmgenid.c b/drivers/virt/vmgenid.c
index a1c467a0e9f7..b67a28da4702 100644
--- a/drivers/virt/vmgenid.c
+++ b/drivers/virt/vmgenid.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static int vmgenid_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 static void vmgenid_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
 {
 	struct vmgenid_state *state = acpi_driver_data(device);
+	char *envp[] = { "NEW_VMGENID=1", NULL };
 	u8 old_id[VMGENID_SIZE];
 
 	memcpy(old_id, state->this_id, sizeof(old_id));
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ static void vmgenid_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
 	if (!memcmp(old_id, state->this_id, sizeof(old_id)))
 		return;
 	add_vmfork_randomness(state->this_id, sizeof(state->this_id));
+	kobject_uevent_env(&device->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
 }
 
 static const struct acpi_device_id vmgenid_ids[] = {