diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c
index 3fa2f8a009b3..1c5c4314c6b5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static int virtio_read(struct hwrng *rng, void *buf, size_t size, bool wait)
 
 	if (!vi->busy) {
 		vi->busy = true;
-		init_completion(&vi->have_data);
+		reinit_completion(&vi->have_data);
 		register_buffer(vi, buf, size);
 	}