diff --git a/hw/vhost-scsi.c b/hw/vhost-scsi.c
index 82e0a68..54e6216 100644
--- a/hw/vhost-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/vhost-scsi.c
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ int vhost_scsi_start(VHostSCSI *vs, VirtIODevice *vdev)
 
     vs->dev.nvqs = 3;
     vs->dev.vqs = vs->vqs;
+
+    ret = vhost_dev_enable_notifiers(&vs->dev, vdev);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
     ret = vhost_dev_start(&vs->dev, vdev);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return ret;