diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
index 141535295a41..3a8f6020ee5c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ static int netvsc_probe(struct device *device)
 
 	/* Set initial state */
 	netif_carrier_off(net);
-	netif_stop_queue(net);
 
 	net_device_ctx = netdev_priv(net);
 	net_device_ctx->device_ctx = device_ctx;