diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 844968828dc8..a3afb45811eb 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 3eae0adea949d8fdd8fa3e5301192901219d2c64
+refs/heads/master: 55f6bcce3691f68476a530daa6666b66c43420a8
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/trunk/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index c4ca43694233..6d5c579b1693 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -1483,6 +1483,9 @@ static void in_intr(struct virtqueue *vq)
 
 	wake_up_interruptible(&port->waitqueue);
 
+	/* Send a SIGIO indicating new data in case the process asked for it */
+	send_sigio_to_port(port);
+
 	if (is_console_port(port) && hvc_poll(port->cons.hvc))
 		hvc_kick();
 }