diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/virt-pci.c b/arch/um/drivers/virt-pci.c
index c080666..22c4d87 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/virt-pci.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/virt-pci.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static void um_pci_virtio_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	int i;
 
         /* Stop all virtqueues */
-        vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+        virtio_reset_device(vdev);
         vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 
 	device_set_wakeup_enable(&vdev->dev, false);
diff --git a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
index 6ae3877..644c6cd 100644
--- a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ static void virtblk_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	mutex_lock(&vblk->vdev_mutex);
 
 	/* Stop all the virtqueues. */
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 
 	/* Virtqueues are stopped, nothing can use vblk->vdev anymore. */
 	vblk->vdev = NULL;
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ static int virtblk_freeze(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	struct virtio_blk *vblk = vdev->priv;
 
 	/* Ensure we don't receive any more interrupts */
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 
 	/* Make sure no work handler is accessing the device. */
 	flush_work(&vblk->config_work);
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c b/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
index 57908ce..24a9258 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static void virtbt_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = vbt->hdev;
 
 	hci_unregister_dev(hdev);
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 
 	hci_free_dev(hdev);
 	vbt->hdev = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c
index 0a7dde1..b2bf78b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static void remove_common(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	vi->data_avail = 0;
 	vi->data_idx = 0;
 	complete(&vi->have_data);
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	if (vi->hwrng_register_done)
 		hwrng_unregister(&vi->hwrng);
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index 660c5c3..2359889 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -1958,7 +1958,7 @@ static void virtcons_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&pdrvdata_lock);
 
 	/* Disable interrupts for vqs */
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	/* Finish up work that's lined up */
 	if (use_multiport(portdev))
 		cancel_work_sync(&portdev->control_work);
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ static int virtcons_freeze(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 	portdev = vdev->priv;
 
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 
 	if (use_multiport(portdev))
 		virtqueue_disable_cb(portdev->c_ivq);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_core.c b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_core.c
index e2375d9..8e977b7 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_core.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_core.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static int virtcrypto_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 free_engines:
 	virtcrypto_clear_crypto_engines(vcrypto);
 free_vqs:
-	vcrypto->vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	virtcrypto_del_vqs(vcrypto);
 free_dev:
 	virtcrypto_devmgr_rm_dev(vcrypto);
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ static void virtcrypto_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 	if (virtcrypto_dev_started(vcrypto))
 		virtcrypto_dev_stop(vcrypto);
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	virtcrypto_free_unused_reqs(vcrypto);
 	virtcrypto_clear_crypto_engines(vcrypto);
 	virtcrypto_del_vqs(vcrypto);
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ static int virtcrypto_freeze(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct virtio_crypto *vcrypto = vdev->priv;
 
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	virtcrypto_free_unused_reqs(vcrypto);
 	if (virtcrypto_dev_started(vcrypto))
 		virtcrypto_dev_stop(vcrypto);
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static int virtcrypto_restore(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 free_engines:
 	virtcrypto_clear_crypto_engines(vcrypto);
 free_vqs:
-	vcrypto->vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	virtcrypto_del_vqs(vcrypto);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/virtio.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/virtio.c
index 87039c5..eefcc41 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/virtio.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static void scmi_vio_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	 * outstanding message on any vqueue to be ignored by complete_cb: now
 	 * we can just stop processing buffers and destroy the vqueues.
 	 */
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 	/* Ensure scmi_vdev is visible as NULL */
 	smp_store_mb(scmi_vdev, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-virtio.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-virtio.c
index 9f4941b..fcc5e8c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-virtio.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static void virtio_gpio_request_vq(struct virtqueue *vq)
 
 static void virtio_gpio_free_vqs(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_kms.c
index 21f4109..3313b92 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_kms.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ void virtio_gpu_deinit(struct drm_device *dev)
 	flush_work(&vgdev->ctrlq.dequeue_work);
 	flush_work(&vgdev->cursorq.dequeue_work);
 	flush_work(&vgdev->config_changed_work);
-	vgdev->vdev->config->reset(vgdev->vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vgdev->vdev);
 	vgdev->vdev->config->del_vqs(vgdev->vdev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-virtio.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-virtio.c
index 41eb0dc..4b9536f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-virtio.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static int virtio_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msgs,
 
 static void virtio_i2c_del_vqs(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/virtio-iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/virtio-iommu.c
index 80930ce..1d4e1e7 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/virtio-iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/virtio-iommu.c
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ static void viommu_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	iommu_device_unregister(&viommu->iommu);
 
 	/* Stop all virtqueues */
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 
 	dev_info(&vdev->dev, "device removed\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c
index 9123089..444ef6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ static void cfv_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(cfv->debugfs);
 
 	vringh_kiov_cleanup(&cfv->ctx.riov);
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	vdev->vringh_config->del_vrhs(cfv->vdev);
 	cfv->vr_rx = NULL;
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(cfv->vdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index b107835..eeed458 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -3310,7 +3310,7 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	return 0;
 
 free_unregister_netdev:
-	vi->vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 
 	unregister_netdev(dev);
 free_failover:
@@ -3326,7 +3326,7 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 static void remove_vq_common(struct virtnet_info *vi)
 {
-	vi->vdev->config->reset(vi->vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vi->vdev);
 
 	/* Free unused buffers in both send and recv, if any. */
 	free_unused_bufs(vi);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index 23219f3..02d3743 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -4498,7 +4498,7 @@ static void remove_vqs(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(hwsim_vqs); i++) {
 		struct virtqueue *vq = hwsim_vqs[i];
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.c b/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.c
index 726c735..995b6cd 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static void virtio_pmem_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 	nvdimm_bus_unregister(nvdimm_bus);
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 }
 
 static struct virtio_driver virtio_pmem_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
index 9c112aa..4bda405 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ static void rpmsg_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	size_t total_buf_space = vrp->num_bufs * vrp->buf_size;
 	int ret;
 
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 
 	ret = device_for_each_child(&vdev->dev, NULL, rpmsg_remove_device);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
index 28e1d98..c616c71 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ static void virtscsi_init_vq(struct virtio_scsi_vq *virtscsi_vq,
 static void virtscsi_remove_vqs(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
 	/* Stop all the virtqueues. */
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
index 236081a..00ac9db 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -204,6 +204,12 @@ int virtio_finalize_features(struct virtio_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_finalize_features);
 
+void virtio_reset_device(struct virtio_device *dev)
+{
+	dev->config->reset(dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_reset_device);
+
 static int virtio_dev_probe(struct device *_d)
 {
 	int err, i;
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
index c22ff01..f4c34a2 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ static void remove_common(struct virtio_balloon *vb)
 		return_free_pages_to_mm(vb, ULONG_MAX);
 
 	/* Now we reset the device so we can clean up the queues. */
-	vb->vdev->config->reset(vb->vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vb->vdev);
 
 	vb->vdev->config->del_vqs(vb->vdev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_input.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_input.c
index ce51ae16..3aa4670 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_input.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_input.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static void virtinput_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vi->lock, flags);
 
 	input_unregister_device(vi->idev);
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	while ((buf = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vi->sts)) != NULL)
 		kfree(buf);
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
index 96e5a87..033fb93 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
@@ -2850,7 +2850,7 @@ static void virtio_mem_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 		virtio_mem_deinit_hotplug(vm);
 
 	/* reset the device and cleanup the queues */
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 
 	kfree(vm);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
index 4cfa4bc..ca2cac1 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ static int virtio_fs_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	return 0;
 
 out_vqs:
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	virtio_fs_cleanup_vqs(vdev, fs);
 	kfree(fs->vqs);
 
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static void virtio_fs_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	list_del_init(&fs->list);
 	virtio_fs_stop_all_queues(fs);
 	virtio_fs_drain_all_queues_locked(fs);
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	virtio_fs_cleanup_vqs(vdev, fs);
 
 	vdev->priv = NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/virtio.h b/include/linux/virtio.h
index 41edbc0..72292a6 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ int virtio_finalize_features(struct virtio_device *dev);
 int virtio_device_freeze(struct virtio_device *dev);
 int virtio_device_restore(struct virtio_device *dev);
 #endif
+void virtio_reset_device(struct virtio_device *dev);
 
 size_t virtio_max_dma_size(struct virtio_device *vdev);
 
diff --git a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
index bd5a89c..8ff6d71 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ static void p9_virtio_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 	mutex_unlock(&virtio_9p_lock);
 
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 
 	sysfs_remove_file(&(vdev->dev.kobj), &dev_attr_mount_tag.attr);
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
index 4f7c99d..fb3302f 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static void virtio_vsock_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	vsock_for_each_connected_socket(virtio_vsock_reset_sock);
 
 	/* Stop all work handlers to make sure no one is accessing the device,
-	 * so we can safely call vdev->config->reset().
+	 * so we can safely call virtio_reset_device().
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&vsock->rx_lock);
 	vsock->rx_run = false;
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ static void virtio_vsock_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	/* Flush all device writes and interrupts, device will not use any
 	 * more buffers.
 	 */
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&vsock->rx_lock);
 	while ((pkt = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_RX])))
diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_card.c b/sound/virtio/virtio_card.c
index 150ab3e..e2847c0 100644
--- a/sound/virtio/virtio_card.c
+++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_card.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static void virtsnd_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 		snd_card_free(snd->card);
 
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 
 	for (i = 0; snd->substreams && i < snd->nsubstreams; ++i) {
 		struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss = &snd->substreams[i];
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static int virtsnd_freeze(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	virtsnd_ctl_msg_cancel_all(snd);
 
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < snd->nsubstreams; ++i)
 		cancel_work_sync(&snd->substreams[i].elapsed_period);