diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 68692af..a0c05e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -1745,16 +1745,17 @@
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (netif_running(vi->dev))
+	if (netif_running(vi->dev)) {
+		for (i = 0; i < vi->curr_queue_pairs; i++)
+			if (!try_fill_recv(&vi->rq[i], GFP_KERNEL))
+				schedule_delayed_work(&vi->refill, 0);
+
 		for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++)
 			virtnet_napi_enable(&vi->rq[i]);
+	}
 
 	netif_device_attach(vi->dev);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < vi->curr_queue_pairs; i++)
-		if (!try_fill_recv(&vi->rq[i], GFP_KERNEL))
-			schedule_delayed_work(&vi->refill, 0);
-
 	mutex_lock(&vi->config_lock);
 	vi->config_enable = true;
 	mutex_unlock(&vi->config_lock);