diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index f404ccfc9c20992f342eb366dd21231642d078ea..67b474b4167c070616d35a4f7bca0815e4aac664 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -947,11 +947,18 @@ static void handle_control_message(struct ports_device *portdev,
 		 */
 		err = sysfs_create_group(&port->dev->kobj,
 					 &port_attribute_group);
-		if (err)
+		if (err) {
 			dev_err(port->dev,
 				"Error %d creating sysfs device attributes\n",
 				err);
-
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * Generate a udev event so that appropriate
+			 * symlinks can be created based on udev
+			 * rules.
+			 */
+			kobject_uevent(&port->dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+		}
 		break;
 	case VIRTIO_CONSOLE_PORT_REMOVE:
 		/*