diff --git a/src/vlib/linux/vmbus.c b/src/vlib/linux/vmbus.c
index c1d8eb9..2dba802 100644
--- a/src/vlib/linux/vmbus.c
+++ b/src/vlib/linux/vmbus.c
@@ -287,8 +287,6 @@
   /* tell uio_hv_generic about netvsc device type */
   if (uio_new_id_needed)
     {
-      uio_new_id_needed = 0;
-
       vec_reset_length (s);
       s = format (s, "%s/%s/new_id%c", sysfs_vmbus_drv_path, uio_drv_name, 0);
       error = clib_sysfs_write ((char *) s, "%s", netvsc_uuid);
@@ -296,6 +294,8 @@
       if (error)
 	goto done;
 
+      uio_new_id_needed = 0;
+
     }
 
   /* prefer the simplier driver_override model */