diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci.c
index 2e03d41..a41f264 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci.c
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@
 	struct pci_dev *pci_dev = to_pci_dev(dev);
 	struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev = pci_get_drvdata(pci_dev);
 	struct virtio_driver *drv;
+	unsigned status = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	drv = container_of(vp_dev->vdev.dev.driver,
@@ -755,14 +756,40 @@
 		return ret;
 
 	pci_set_master(pci_dev);
+	/* We always start by resetting the device, in case a previous
+	 * driver messed it up. */
+	vp_reset(&vp_dev->vdev);
+
+	/* Acknowledge that we've seen the device. */
+	status |= VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_ACKNOWLEDGE;
+	vp_set_status(&vp_dev->vdev, status);
+
+	/* Maybe driver failed before freeze.
+	 * Restore the failed status, for debugging. */
+	status |= vp_dev->saved_status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_FAILED;
+	vp_set_status(&vp_dev->vdev, status);
+
+	if (!drv)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* We have a driver! */
+	status |= VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER;
+	vp_set_status(&vp_dev->vdev, status);
+
 	vp_finalize_features(&vp_dev->vdev);
 
-	if (drv && drv->restore)
+	if (drv->restore) {
 		ret = drv->restore(&vp_dev->vdev);
+		if (ret) {
+			status |= VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_FAILED;
+			vp_set_status(&vp_dev->vdev, status);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/* Finally, tell the device we're all set */
-	if (!ret)
-		vp_set_status(&vp_dev->vdev, vp_dev->saved_status);
+	status |= VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK;
+	vp_set_status(&vp_dev->vdev, status);
 
 	return ret;
 }