diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 19fd4cb0ddf8..e575df83e5c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -294,6 +294,15 @@ again:
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+static void virtnet_netpoll(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	napi_schedule(&vi->napi);
+}
+#endif
+
 static int virtnet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -336,6 +345,9 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	dev->stop = virtnet_close;
 	dev->hard_start_xmit = start_xmit;
 	dev->features = NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+	dev->poll_controller = virtnet_netpoll;
+#endif
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &vdev->dev);
 
 	/* Do we support "hardware" checksums? */