diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h b/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
index 26cd14ccf4d5..925b75d4d910 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
@@ -671,6 +671,8 @@ struct netvsc_device {
 	u32 send_table[VRSS_SEND_TAB_SIZE];
 	u32 max_chn;
 	u32 num_chn;
+	spinlock_t sc_lock; /* Protects num_sc_offered variable */
+	u32 num_sc_offered;
 	atomic_t queue_sends[NR_CPUS];
 
 	/* Holds rndis device info */
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c
index 2e40417a8087..9b8263db49cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c
@@ -984,9 +984,16 @@ static void netvsc_sc_open(struct vmbus_channel *new_sc)
 	struct netvsc_device *nvscdev;
 	u16 chn_index = new_sc->offermsg.offer.sub_channel_index;
 	int ret;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	nvscdev = hv_get_drvdata(new_sc->primary_channel->device_obj);
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nvscdev->sc_lock, flags);
+	nvscdev->num_sc_offered--;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nvscdev->sc_lock, flags);
+	if (nvscdev->num_sc_offered == 0)
+		complete(&nvscdev->channel_init_wait);
+
 	if (chn_index >= nvscdev->num_chn)
 		return;
 
@@ -1015,8 +1022,10 @@ int rndis_filter_device_add(struct hv_device *dev,
 	u32 rsscap_size = sizeof(struct ndis_recv_scale_cap);
 	u32 mtu, size;
 	u32 num_rss_qs;
+	u32 sc_delta;
 	const struct cpumask *node_cpu_mask;
 	u32 num_possible_rss_qs;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	rndis_device = get_rndis_device();
 	if (!rndis_device)
@@ -1039,6 +1048,8 @@ int rndis_filter_device_add(struct hv_device *dev,
 	net_device->max_chn = 1;
 	net_device->num_chn = 1;
 
+	spin_lock_init(&net_device->sc_lock);
+
 	net_device->extension = rndis_device;
 	rndis_device->net_dev = net_device;
 
@@ -1116,6 +1127,9 @@ int rndis_filter_device_add(struct hv_device *dev,
 	num_possible_rss_qs = cpumask_weight(node_cpu_mask);
 	net_device->num_chn = min(num_possible_rss_qs, num_rss_qs);
 
+	num_rss_qs = net_device->num_chn - 1;
+	net_device->num_sc_offered = num_rss_qs;
+
 	if (net_device->num_chn == 1)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1157,11 +1171,25 @@ int rndis_filter_device_add(struct hv_device *dev,
 
 	ret = rndis_filter_set_rss_param(rndis_device, net_device->num_chn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Wait for the host to send us the sub-channel offers.
+	 */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&net_device->sc_lock, flags);
+	sc_delta = num_rss_qs - (net_device->num_chn - 1);
+	net_device->num_sc_offered -= sc_delta;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&net_device->sc_lock, flags);
+
+	while (net_device->num_sc_offered != 0) {
+		t = wait_for_completion_timeout(&net_device->channel_init_wait, 10*HZ);
+		if (t == 0)
+			WARN(1, "Netvsc: Waiting for sub-channel processing");
+	}
 out:
 	if (ret) {
 		net_device->max_chn = 1;
 		net_device->num_chn = 1;
 	}
+
 	return 0; /* return 0 because primary channel can be used alone */
 
 err_dev_remv: