diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
index d05296a7078e..eb2896fd52a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
@@ -436,6 +436,12 @@ int i40e_lan_add_device(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 		 pf->hw.pf_id, pf->hw.bus.bus_id,
 		 pf->hw.bus.device, pf->hw.bus.func);
 
+	/* If a client has already been registered, we need to add an instance
+	 * of it to our new LAN device.
+	 */
+	if (registered_client)
+		i40e_client_add_instance(pf);
+
 	/* Since in some cases register may have happened before a device gets
 	 * added, we can schedule a subtask to go initiate the clients if
 	 * they can be launched at probe time.