diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index bd7958b9f0..16d20cdee5 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -3234,6 +3234,7 @@ static bool failover_replug_primary(VirtIONet *n, DeviceState *dev,
         }
         hotplug_handler_plug(hotplug_ctrl, dev, &err);
     }
+    pdev->partially_hotplugged = false;
 
 out:
     error_propagate(errp, err);