diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 84a82c4a9535..bb11a1e30646 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -3199,8 +3199,11 @@ static __maybe_unused int virtnet_restore(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	virtnet_set_queues(vi, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
 
 	err = virtnet_cpu_notif_add(vi);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		virtnet_freeze_down(vdev);
+		remove_vq_common(vi);
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }