diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
index 7cec4826b011..db0e6652d7ef 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
@@ -1655,6 +1655,7 @@ static int balloon_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	dm_device.state = DM_INITIALIZED;
+	last_post_time = jiffies;
 
 	return 0;