diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
index 0a5b54034d4b..236081afe9a2 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -239,6 +239,17 @@ static int virtio_dev_probe(struct device *_d)
 		driver_features_legacy = driver_features;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Some devices detect legacy solely via F_VERSION_1. Write
+	 * F_VERSION_1 to force LE config space accesses before FEATURES_OK for
+	 * these when needed.
+	 */
+	if (drv->validate && !virtio_legacy_is_little_endian()
+			  && device_features & BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1)) {
+		dev->features = BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1);
+		dev->config->finalize_features(dev);
+	}
+
 	if (device_features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1))
 		dev->features = driver_features & device_features;
 	else