diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_input.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_input.c
index 1a87be4c88cf..e3bd0b9616f9 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_input.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_input.c
@@ -49,9 +49,12 @@ static void virtinput_recv_events(struct virtqueue *vq)
 				    le16_to_cpu(event->code),
 				    le32_to_cpu(event->value));
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&vi->lock, flags);
+			if (!vi->ready)
+				continue;
 			virtinput_queue_evtbuf(vi, event);
 		}
-		virtqueue_kick(vq);
+		if (vi->ready)
+			virtqueue_kick(vq);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vi->lock, flags);
 }
@@ -351,8 +354,9 @@ static void virtinput_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	vi->ready = false;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vi->lock, flags);
 
-	input_unregister_device(vi->idev);
+	/* Callbacks use vi->idev. */
 	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
+	input_unregister_device(vi->idev);
 	while ((buf = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vi->sts)) != NULL)
 		kfree(buf);
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);