diff --git a/env/ext4.c b/env/ext4.c
index eb16568bd46..d92c844ea6c 100644
--- a/env/ext4.c
+++ b/env/ext4.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <ext4fs.h>
 #include <mmc.h>
 #include <scsi.h>
+#include <virtio.h>
 #include <asm/global_data.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
@@ -150,6 +151,10 @@ static int env_ext4_load(void)
 	if (!strcmp(ifname, "scsi"))
 		scsi_scan(true);
 #endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_VIRTIO)
+	if (!strcmp(ifname, "virtio"))
+		virtio_init();
+#endif
 
 	part = blk_get_device_part_str(ifname, dev_and_part,
 				       &dev_desc, &info, 1);
diff --git a/env/fat.c b/env/fat.c
index 2a40f123936..f3f8b7301ee 100644
--- a/env/fat.c
+++ b/env/fat.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <fat.h>
 #include <mmc.h>
 #include <scsi.h>
+#include <virtio.h>
 #include <asm/cache.h>
 #include <asm/global_data.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
@@ -133,6 +134,10 @@ static int env_fat_load(void)
 	if (!strcmp(CONFIG_ENV_FAT_INTERFACE, "scsi"))
 		scsi_scan(true);
 #endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_VIRTIO)
+	if (!strcmp(ifname, "virtio"))
+		virtio_init();
+#endif
 #endif
 	part = blk_get_device_part_str(ifname, dev_and_part,
 				       &dev_desc, &info, 1);
diff --git a/include/virtio.h b/include/virtio.h
index 1ab0ec5f39f..17f894a79e3 100644
--- a/include/virtio.h
+++ b/include/virtio.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define __VIRTIO_H__
 
 #include <virtio_types.h>
+#include <dm/device.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/typecheck.h>