diff --git a/sys/src/9/pc/ethervirtio10.c b/sys/src/9/pc/ethervirtio10.c
index 03108cad9..2f38f8605 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/pc/ethervirtio10.c
+++ b/sys/src/9/pc/ethervirtio10.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ enum {
 	Sacknowledge = 1,
 	Sdriver = 2,
 	Sdriverok = 4,
-	Sfeatureok = 8,
+	Sfeaturesok = 8,
 	Sfailed = 128,
 
 	/* flags in Qnetstatus */
@@ -466,14 +466,15 @@ attach(Ether* edev)
 	}
 	ctlr->attached = 1;
 
-	/* driver is ready */
-	ctlr->cfg->status |= Sdriverok;
-
 	/* enable the queues */
 	for(i = 0; i < ctlr->nqueue; i++){
 		ctlr->cfg->queuesel = i;
 		ctlr->cfg->queueenable = 1;
 	}
+
+	/* driver is ready */
+	ctlr->cfg->status |= Sdriverok;
+
 	iunlock(ctlr);
 
 	/* start kprocs */
@@ -692,6 +693,8 @@ pciprobe(void)
 		cfg->drvfeatsel = 0;
 		cfg->drvfeat = c->feat[0] & (Fmac|Fctrlvq|Fctrlrx);
 
+		cfg->status |= Sfeaturesok;
+
 		for(i=0; i<nelem(c->queue); i++){
 			cfg->queuesel = i;
 			n = cfg->queuesize;
diff --git a/sys/src/9/pc/sdvirtio10.c b/sys/src/9/pc/sdvirtio10.c
index df25df87a..e678e3383 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/pc/sdvirtio10.c
+++ b/sys/src/9/pc/sdvirtio10.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ enum {
 enum {
 	Acknowledge = 1,
 	Driver = 2,
+	FeaturesOk = 8,
 	DriverOk = 4,
 	Failed = 0x80,
 };
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ Baddev:
 		cfg->drvfeat = vd->feat[1] & 1;
 		cfg->drvfeatsel = 0;
 		cfg->drvfeat = 0;
+		cfg->status |= FeaturesOk;
 
 		for(i=0; i<nelem(vd->queue); i++){
 			cfg->queuesel = i;
@@ -698,11 +700,11 @@ vioenable(SDev *sd)
 	intrenable(vd->pci->intl, viointerrupt, vd, vd->pci->tbdf, name);
 	coherence();
 
-	vd->cfg->status |= DriverOk;
 	for(i = 0; i < vd->nqueue; i++){
 		vd->cfg->queuesel = i;
 		vd->cfg->queueenable = 1;
 	}
+	vd->cfg->status |= DriverOk;
 
 	return 1;
 }