diff --git a/drivers/hv/connection.c b/drivers/hv/connection.c
index 6e4c015..8dc48f5 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/connection.c
@@ -40,29 +40,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vmbus_connection);
 __u32 vmbus_proto_version;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vmbus_proto_version);
 
-static __u32 vmbus_get_next_version(__u32 current_version)
-{
-	switch (current_version) {
-	case (VERSION_WIN7):
-		return VERSION_WS2008;
-
-	case (VERSION_WIN8):
-		return VERSION_WIN7;
-
-	case (VERSION_WIN8_1):
-		return VERSION_WIN8;
-
-	case (VERSION_WIN10):
-		return VERSION_WIN8_1;
-
-	case (VERSION_WIN10_V5):
-		return VERSION_WIN10;
-
-	case (VERSION_WS2008):
-	default:
-		return VERSION_INVAL;
-	}
-}
+/*
+ * Table of VMBus versions listed from newest to oldest.
+ */
+static __u32 vmbus_versions[] = {
+	VERSION_WIN10_V5,
+	VERSION_WIN10,
+	VERSION_WIN8_1,
+	VERSION_WIN8,
+	VERSION_WIN7,
+	VERSION_WS2008
+};
 
 int vmbus_negotiate_version(struct vmbus_channel_msginfo *msginfo, u32 version)
 {
@@ -169,8 +157,8 @@ int vmbus_negotiate_version(struct vmbus_channel_msginfo *msginfo, u32 version)
  */
 int vmbus_connect(void)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
 	struct vmbus_channel_msginfo *msginfo = NULL;
+	int i, ret = 0;
 	__u32 version;
 
 	/* Initialize the vmbus connection */
@@ -244,21 +232,19 @@ int vmbus_connect(void)
 	 * version.
 	 */
 
-	version = VERSION_CURRENT;
+	for (i = 0; ; i++) {
+		if (i == ARRAY_SIZE(vmbus_versions))
+			goto cleanup;
 
-	do {
+		version = vmbus_versions[i];
+
 		ret = vmbus_negotiate_version(msginfo, version);
 		if (ret == -ETIMEDOUT)
 			goto cleanup;
 
 		if (vmbus_connection.conn_state == CONNECTED)
 			break;
-
-		version = vmbus_get_next_version(version);
-	} while (version != VERSION_INVAL);
-
-	if (version == VERSION_INVAL)
-		goto cleanup;
+	}
 
 	vmbus_proto_version = version;
 	pr_info("Vmbus version:%d.%d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
index 53a60c8..0ac874f 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
@@ -2220,8 +2220,7 @@ static int vmbus_bus_resume(struct device *dev)
 	 * We only use the 'vmbus_proto_version', which was in use before
 	 * hibernation, to re-negotiate with the host.
 	 */
-	if (vmbus_proto_version == VERSION_INVAL ||
-	    vmbus_proto_version == 0) {
+	if (!vmbus_proto_version) {
 		pr_err("Invalid proto version = 0x%x\n", vmbus_proto_version);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}