diff --git a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
index c3173dced870..16bfd50cd3fe 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
@@ -956,6 +956,10 @@ static void virtscsi_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 static int virtscsi_freeze(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
+	struct Scsi_Host *sh = virtio_scsi_host(vdev);
+	struct virtio_scsi *vscsi = shost_priv(sh);
+
+	unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&vscsi->nb);
 	virtscsi_remove_vqs(vdev);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -964,8 +968,17 @@ static int virtscsi_restore(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct Scsi_Host *sh = virtio_scsi_host(vdev);
 	struct virtio_scsi *vscsi = shost_priv(sh);
+	int err;
 
-	return virtscsi_init(vdev, vscsi);
+	err = virtscsi_init(vdev, vscsi);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = register_hotcpu_notifier(&vscsi->nb);
+	if (err)
+		vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
+
+	return err;
 }
 #endif